Tim Hoyt

It was my arm that went first, my right arm, right hand got very weak, I couldn't hold the chalk to the blackboard. It's now progressed to (my) left arm. Both arms and hands are useless. I'm still walking, though I'm weak.

The VA's been right up there with disability pay, they pay for the caregiving I get in the mornings. I've got a wheelchair from them, a wheelchair ramp; those range from ($20,000) to $50,000. I have a wheelchair van (and) a special housing grant from the VA that allowed me to get an elevator so I can stay in my home and live in all of it, not just one floor.