PEWAUKEE, Wis. (CBS 58) -- March 14 marks the last day of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week, a neurological disease with no cure that affects nearly a million Americans and thousands here in Wisconsin.

In February, Governor Tony Evers also declared March as Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month.

Jeff Reddick of Pewaukee was diagnosed and despite the daily hardships, he said he stays hopeful.

"It just makes life feel like you're walking in water all the time on a good day and then some days all of a sudden it's like there's a big current and it's knocking you back," Reddick told CBS 58's Ellie Nakamoto-White. "When I take a step back and I think about how fortunate I am with all of the advancements, it's hard for me now not to want to help support and continue those things on."

MS is a chronic and sometimes unpredictable disease that can affect the central nervous system and therefore one's whole body.

"It can affect your memory, slurred speech, eyesight, a lot of us have gait issues and mobility issues," Reddick said.

And it's something he's already experienced.

"My mother actually was diagnosed back in 1980 and she passed away... now as an adult I'm fighting some of the same challenges as my mom had," Reddick said.

But one of the main differences between their diagnoses, is how much help Reddick is receiving.

"The climate and the situation are so different now for me, it's hard not to be energetic and hopeful about it because my mom didn't have any medications, therapeutics, holistic approaches to things just weren't available to her and she progressed very quickly," Reddick said. "So this awareness week is great from the advocacy standpoint and helping those that have MS, but it's also about getting the awareness out for those people that are on the edge that might have symptoms and need that nudge to get the help they need, talk to their medical providers or the people next month who are going to have those symptoms and need to tackle those things."

Even though there currently isn't a cure, there are therapies and treatments someone with MS can undergo to try to improve and manage symptoms.

"We're not there yet but we're really, really close so it's really an exciting time," Reddick said. "And although painful and difficult and daily struggles for those with MS, it really is an exciting time, and we just need the continued support for us to see it through."

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