I could basically write a book about all the things my brother has been through . It has been extremely tough on my family and I , let alone my brother Brad . Since March Brad has been in and out of the hospital Eskenazi Health and a rehabilitation center as they like to call it but basically a nursing home. He started out a little over a year ago with double vision and throughout the year he gradually got worse eventually lost most mobility in his legs , could barely talk , and even use the bathroom . My brother was basically a health nut , worked out all the time , ate healthy, weighed 175 5'8 all muscle. My brother now can not walk, he barely says a word and if he does it's very faint or you can't understand him, he weighs 116 lbs which is less than myself and our youngest sister Taylor. The doctors are almost certain he has spinocerebellar ataxia but the testing for it is extremely expensive and medicaid can not cover it . There are many types of it. It only gets worse with age some faster than others and unfortunately there is no cure for any of them but knowing what this awful medical issue is, is a start to knowing what we are up against. Within the year even the past couple months it has been so drastic and unimaginable. The littlest amount would help . If anyone knows me at all I get all my best qualities from the original B-rad. The crazy funny B-rad you all know as my nick-name was passed along from no one other than my older brother Brad Radford. I just want him back to normal more than anything . I would literally give anything to trade him places , he is the most kind hearted, strongest person I know , and if any of you know him you already know . Brad is only 27 years old. If you like to know a little more about spinocerebellar ataxia I copied a link so anyone can read, have more knowledge and a better understanding about it .  

http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/spinocerebellar-ataxia-type-1