Help for MS sufferer

July 14, 2014, 4:43 p.m.

ALBION Park's Troy Eccleston is attempting to raise enough funds to head overseas and receive potentially life-changing treatment for Multiple Sclerosis.

Albion Park resident Troy Eccleston and his fiance Ainslie Sackey are trying to raise funds to go to Russia for treatment for his Multiple Sclerosis. Picture: GEORGIA MATTS

ALBION Park's Troy Eccleston is attempting to raise enough funds to head overseas and receive potentially life-changing treatment for Multiple Sclerosis.

MS is an autoimmune disorder, which means the body is triggered into thinking it is being invaded from the outside and starts attacking its own tissue.

In the case of MS, the nerve fibres from the brain and spinal cord are attacked and scarred.

This means that messages are no longer properly received by the muscles, hampering walking, arm and hand movement, eyesight and other areas.

"During the first 10 years since my diagnosis, my symptoms worsened gradually," Mr Eccleston said.

"I moved from the use of a leg brace, to a walking stick, to a crutch, but in the past two years I have needed the use of two crutches and now, I use a wheelchair most of the time.

"I cannot use my hands well, cannot write, need assistance to dry myself and dress and I struggle with the activities of daily living. I need constant 24 hour care assistance, which I get from my fiance Ainslie Sackey."

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Help for MS sufferer