I’m going to tell you something that’s going to shock you to the core; having ataxia isn’t easy in any way, shape or form. Are you surprised? The loss of balance and having to accept that life will be very different for you in so many ways you couldn’t even imagine from learning to use a mobility aid to managing a pharmacy’s worth of meds. But that’s just the physical side, no one really mentions the toll it has on your mental health.