HOUSTON - Its a rare disease that has no cure. Its called Ataxia and it leaves its victims with little control of the bodies.
It affects only 3 out of every 100,000 people.
Alcohol abuse, stroke and tumor can cause the disease but in the case of Houstonian Erica Leher, she inherited a defective gene.
With time not on her side, she's trying to spread awareness through a book and an iPad.
Princeton graduate Erica Leher had her hands full: two children, a husband and a career in law and journalism but at 47 years old, her life took a tumble.
The balance was getting worse, she was falling and shes broken some bones, said her husband Richard Goldman.
Six years ago, after a series of tests, spinal taps and MRI's, she was diagnosed with Ataxia which controls the nervous system. The disease has taken hold of her mobility, speech, body temperature, blood pressure and eye muscles.
Unfortunately this is one of those illnesses where there is no cure, and no treatment and it doesnt go into remission, said Richard.
Kane: Where does the Doctor say this is going to go?
Erica: Death.
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