Do you have to deal with your MS alone?

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Hi Ed, that’s sad. In New Zealand where I live, the disabled get well taken care of.  We are a welfare country.  I am 56, no where near old but I was given a housekeeper once a week, I’ve had her for 2 years now.  We also have the MS and Parkinsons Society where a nurse visits 3 time a year or more if you need her, I do pay $50 per year for her. The government pays my rent, that’s called a benefit, I have been written off for getting a job in their eyes (but that could change)

Everyone should have access to help with their disability. Perhaps they haven’t connected with the right people.

I have a phone friend since high school, she is very limited in what she can do, she is obese. I helped her get to the right people to get help putting in a walk in shower. (she is not on a benefit, her hubby pays for everything) but she got her walk in shower for free because I said to her, just phone Life Links and see what happens.

So in NZ we have Life Links, Nurse Maude, and the MS society.

Ed, maybe you could post agencies in your country.  If you have MS good people know about it and you just need to ask for help.

[ed-tobias]

Thanks for all of the info, Jilleen.

We, of course, have assistance organizations such as the MS Society here in the States and there are church groups, etc. And there are also some government assistance programs. This article actually looks at using robots as “virtual” assistants.

I’ll probably be writing one of my columns about it in the next week or two.

 

Ed