While Rick Robinson was attending MHI’s 2025 Annual Meeting in California, he began experiencing intense pin and needle sensations over his entire body. He left the MHI meeting early, flew home and checked into his local hospital. After four days in the hospital, local doctors were perplexed by the wide-ranging and seemingly unconnected symptoms Robinson was actually experiencing. Along with the “pins and needle” sensations, his symptoms included severe balance and walking issues.
Rick and his wife Linda decided to travel north about four hours from their home in Kentucky and seek the advice of speciality neurologists at the world-renowned Cleveland Clinic. After two appointments at the Cleveland Clinic, Robinson was diagnosed with Multiple System Atrophy-P (“MSA-P”). According to the Cleveland Clinic’s website: “Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a rare neurological disease that causes certain brain areas to deteriorate. Over time, this disrupts abilities and functions handled by those brain areas. This disease is ultimately fatal.”
The Robinsons found the doctors they needed to care for Rick’s disease, but suddenly a new issue arose.
The Robinsons’ three-story town house located in a park-like setting was no longer safe. Rick was not able to get around without the use of a cane, walker or wheelchair. After several falls, the couple looked at newly built single-floor models and were shocked to find the prices started at $750,000. They were literally at their breaking point.
This video is how individuals from the manufactured home industry stepped in to give Rick and Linda a safe place to call home. The video also explains how factory-built homes can give independence to people living with disabilities.
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