Not the kind that Barry Bonds was taking....

So tomorrow we start Jake on steroids.  Basically, in the hundred years that we have known about MD, the only major treatment they have come up with is steriods.  Now these are not your Barry Bonds-Balco-Jose Canseco steriods, they are Corticosteroids, like Prednisone. 
Now, those of you that have taken these know that they come with some nasty side effects, which includes restlessness, major increased appetite, and potential irritability, among other things.  However, in the case of MD boys, there is very strong evidence that they slow down the muscle degeneration, and can keep boys walking for a year or two longer than without the roids... that makes it worth the side effects, we hope.

So we are starting him tomorrow on a low dose of daily steroids.. if he takes to them ok, he will likely take them for the  rest of his life, in the meantime, we will tweak the dosage, and hope for the best!!