A B.C. woman is raising awareness about a life-changing drug that is helping treat her multiple sclerosis , but it is not covered by the provincial government. She fears her quality of life will be obliterated.

“I need glasses now,” 40-year-old Cassandra Nieman said. “I never needed them before. And yeah, that’s kind of how it started.”

Nieman started to lose her vision nearly a decade ago and was eventually diagnosed with MS.

“I was a working mom,” she said. “We were out all the time. We were doing things all the time.”

However, when she started to lose her vision, that all changed.

“I was home 24-7,” she said.

“If I was going out, even now, it’s short trips. (I) try to plan, because I know my eyes, they can’t handle the movement. They can’t the brightness… even going to the movie

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