Three women describe why so many people with the incurable condition often feel 'imprisoned' within their own homes, due to uneven pavements, inaccessible town centres and inadequate public transport
Three women describe why so many people with the incurable condition often feel 'imprisoned' within their own homes, due to uneven pavements, inaccessible town centres and inadequate public transport
“I find walking outside a real struggle because the pavements are very uneven. There’s a slab outside my house – you think I’d know it – but I’ve fallen over it about 10 times. It happens all the time,” Rebekah says. Charlotte Wright never imagined she would be housebound in her twenties, but a multiple sclerosis diagnosis when she was 18 turned her life upside down.
Primary progressive – Your symptoms slowly get worse over time. You do not have periods when they go away or get better . This is less common than the other types of MS. Antoinette Mohamed, 55, from Market Harborough, in Leicestershire, said she identifies with many of the issues from the report. “Around my town there are so many listed buildings with small steps – a very little thing that is totally restrictive. I used to love going into charity shops and Waterstones but the racks are so tightly packed to navigate with the scooter, so I no longer shop for pleasure and am limited to supermarkets most of the time.
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