Ledgewood, I've been in a wheelchair for some years now. My grandkids think it's a great toy and always want to sit on my lap and drive it or for me to take them for spins. It's an electric power chair, you see. I'm very thankful for it because it allows to me go almost anywhere I want to be.

What I've had to do in my house is to put metal stripping along the hall walls and metal up and down the corners because they were pretty thrashed from me hitting them accidentally.

If this turns out to be permanent for you, there are people that still play sports and work out at gyms. You don't have to lay around like a couch potato. No doubt, there is some physical therapy that you can take to strengthen the body parts that need it so that you can continue to live as full a life as possible.

Don't let your illness have you! Push it back as far as it will allow you and then some! You can do it! If I can, and I'm an old lady, I know YOU can! Go for it!