 People are going to offer to help you, and you should take them up on it. Representative Jennifer Wexson. Even if you can do everything you need now, you likely won't be able to soon. The congresswoman says after she was diagnosed, she sought out a variety of medical advice. Staying engaged with others, working out, speech, physical and talk therapies, and finding medication that helps alleviate my symptoms are ways that I've been able to continue living my life and doing the job I love.