Ricardo Seixeiro's battle with Multiple Sclerosis

Hello, I am Marlene Seixeiro and 3 years ago my younger brother, Ricardo, was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. For those that do not know what MS is, it is a nerve-wrecking disease that makes your immune system attack your own nerve cells, disrupting the signals between your brain and body. Many of you know my little brother and how strong minded of a person he is. He walks his own path and does everything for himself. He doesn't take well to hand outs, and that is why my family has decided to step in. Three years ago, he came to my parents' house, and we knew something was off. He couldn't keep his balance and his face was frozen on one side. We all thought he had a stroke. It took a lot of coaxing, but we finally got him to go to the hospital. After months of testing his doctor diagnosed him with MS and was able to get him started on medication that allows him to keep living his life as normal as possible. They helped him find ways, such as coupons through the manufactures, that enabled him to afford the medication. He has had to switch insurance companies' multiple times because not only are they not affordable, but they do not cover the medication he needs. He found something that works and wants to continue on it instead of constant trial and error and having to switch doctors every year. I am turning to GoFundMe as a last resort. My brother does not want to go on disability and live off taxpayer money. He is limited but capable of getting to work daily and living a semi normal life however, the coupon for the medication that works for him has expired and in order to renew his medication his copay is $9000.00 every three months. We live in a time that pharmaceutical companies want us to be sick so they can continue to profit. MS is a disease that sneaks up on you, it is not a choice that someone wakes up one day and decides I want to live with this for the rest of my life. I hope in some way this has touched you enough to help in any way you can. Thank you in advance for taking the time to read his story! He might not like us for this one, but he is not only my little brother, but he is also a son, a big brother, an uncle, a cousin, a nephew and a friend. We all want to see him live his best possible life for as long as he can. Any little bit helps!