They promote this new medication for MS as the first medication for the progressive forms of the disease. Really? I don’t buy it. I was not able to qualify for any of the trials because, as they explained, I am too far progressed in my disease. So, I was waiting for it to come out on the “market”. For my last blog, as you know, insurance won’t cover it, for me and many others. But as I did more reading I realized that not everyone will qualify for it either way. If you are too far along in your disease you will not be able to get on the medication. Why, because we will screw up their percentage; Bring down the numbers. So really this new wonderful medication they are promoting all over the place is nothing more than another medication for basic MS. It’s not a drug for the progressive forms if we can’t and/or don’t qualify for it while having the progressive form.
For me, being someone that truly needs it, it’s just another big hype of another medication that won’t help me. For those that are able to be on it, I wish you well and hope it really works for you. For the rest of us that are truly progressed, may God help us…
But, don’t hold your breath.
Making it Through the Rain 