Personal care worker Andrew Wolfram helps Karen Foxgrover eat lunch at her Downtown Madison apartment. Foxgrover, who has a later-onset form of spinal muscular atrophy, has been taking a new drug for the condition for about five months.
Karen Foxgrover relies on personal care workers to help her eat, go to the bathroom and get dressed. She hoped a new medication for spinal muscular atrophy would give her enough strength to live more independently.
Karen Foxgrover, who has spinal muscular atrophy, receives her daily dose of the oral liquid medication Evrysdi, which she said tastes like fruit punch. She hoped the treatment would give her more muscle strength, but it's hard to tell if it has helped or not, she said.
Andrew Wolfram, a pre-medicine student at UW-Madison, is one of several personal care workers who help Karen Foxgrover eat, go to the bathroom and get dressed. Foxgrover said it's a never-ending challenge to find enough workers to assist her.
Personal care worker Andrew Wolfram helps Karen Foxgrover eat lunch at her Downtown Madison apartment. Foxgrover, who has a later-onset form of spinal muscular atrophy, has been taking a new drug for the condition for about five months.
Karen Foxgrover, who has spinal muscular atrophy, receives her daily dose of the oral liquid medication Evrysdi, which she said tastes like fruit punch. She hoped the treatment would give her more muscle strength, but it's hard to tell if it has helped or not, she said.
Andrew Wolfram, a pre-medicine student at UW-Madison, is one of several personal care workers who help Karen Foxgrover eat, go to the bathroom and get dressed. Foxgrover said it's a never-ending challenge to find enough workers to assist her.
