Felicia Jennings

My sister Felicia was recently diagnosed with primary progressive multiple sclerosis. All donations will be put towards expenses related to her condition (copays, mobility aids, etc.) All donations are greatly appreciated.

According to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS) is a type of MS. Ten to 15 percent of people with MS have this type. If you have PPMS, you will experience gradually worsening neurologic symptoms and an accumulation of disability. You will not have relapses, or attacks, early in the disease course.

PPMS is characterized by a fairly steady, gradual change in functional ability over time without any remissions. But one person’s PPMS symptoms may progress differently or more rapidly than someone else’s. Because spinal cord lesions are more common than brain lesions in PPMS, problems with walking are very common. Other symptoms of PPMS include:

Balance problems

Bladder and bowel issues

Electric-shock sensations down back

Mood changes

Muscle weakness

Paralysis

Problems with cognition (learning and memory or information processing)

Sexual problems

Tremors

Vision problems

For more information, please visit https://www.nationalmssociety.org/