Ataxia is such an awful disease that I wouldn't wish on anyone, everyday you lose a little more control of your body and it's especially hard when you have no support and no one understands what you are going through. I have had this for about nine years and I can tell you it doesn't start that bad, you feel a little tired and clumsy when walking but you can still walk without support then eventually you give into the fact that you need support but even then it's not terrible because you can still walk on your own fairly easily and then it becomes more of a challenge and gets to a point where you also require another person- that is where I am today and because of Covid-19 I have seen a dramatic decline not only in my physical health but my mental health.
This government has made mistake after mistake and the most vulnerable in society are being forced to pay. The Tory toffs have decided to give up on the pretence of trying to slow this down by removing all mitigation measures and testing capacities and driving more people like me into isolation, you see I can't be sure if the people around me have the virus and seeing as though no one is wearing a mask I could get easily exposed because it's not like I can keep my distance.... without falling on my face. People also forget there are worse things than dying.... like becoming even more disabled that I already am. There have been studies showing that even with mild symptoms it can affect your brain... and I really can't afford that.
So i stay inside away from people and watch how everyone else gets to live there life while I just watch mine getting worse, you have no idea how lonely I am, I see no one and I speak to no one all I do is get to watch other people live there lives while mine has come to a standstill.
