Something bad is happening. It was MS-related. I got back off the sugar and I felt better. Why did it emerge now? But I got it. The accident was a blessing in that way. How has it affected your daily life? One of my main forms of exercise now is swimming. When I found out, I was smoking six to eight cigars a day. I cut that out after a year. But you never know. Do you have insurance? I do, and this is a condition covered under it.
So for other people, [a repeal of the ACA] could be devastating, almost a death sentence for millions of people. Has MS affected your guitar playing? No, I still suck, pretty much. This solo record is all on acoustic guitar. I taught myself to fingerpick. It was a challenge. I knew it would be harder than it normally would be. But this is what I do to make a living. I make music. Do you address your condition on the record? Back in the Forties and Fifties, they would diagnose people for MS by giving them a hot bath.
Given your previous hard-drug problem, did you ever find it ironic that you survived addiction and were now hit with this? What is multiple sclerosis? The rocker said the diagnosis made sense to him. I thought it was just me getting older. Alexakis said he now gives himself injections three times a week, which his neurologist told him should stave off progression of the disease for years. He said he decided to share his diagnosis because of recent speculation.
I thought it was just me getting older. Since receiving the initial diagnosis three years ago, Alexakis has adjusted to multiple sclerosis becoming "another part" of his life.
While he claimed he's done "amazing things" over the past few years—like spending time with loved ones, buying a new house and touring with his band—he admitted he can "feel the disease slowly growing in me.
We shall see. As for his reasoning behind revealing his diagnosis, Alexakis wanted to shut down rumors claiming he was drinking or taking drugs. He claimed these rumors started to surface after fans saw him looking "unsteady on stage or around town.
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