My grandmother died from MS about 13 years ago. I was pretty young at the time so I don't remember too much about it. I do remember that she seemed to go from walking normally, to walking with a walker, to using a wheelchair, to being confined to a bed at Rockyview for the last two years of her life and unable to control her body from the neck down until she passed away. This happened in a span of about five years.
I understand there's been quite a few advances in treatment for it since then and most people can now live with the disease for many years.
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