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Little Lucy wages brave MS battle

Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 6:45 am
by MSUK
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Brave Lucy Wood is battling back after becoming one of the youngest people in the world to be prescribed a drug to control her disabling neurological condition.

Lucy was aged just five when she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), the same disease that her dad suffers from.

But when repeated medication failed to control the condition, the seven-year-old’s parents, Sharon and Stuart, were faced with a horrific decision to make.

Stuart said: “The doctor told us we were treading water because Lucy has actively aggressive MS and he was worried that if she had another fit she would be left with something permanent.

“We had to make a decision on what other treatment to go for and none of them are very nice.” ... Read More - http://www.msrc.co.uk/index.cfm/fuseact ... ageid/2869