One of Ruben’s simple pleasures, besides his service dog, is looking at the pond in his backyard, but the multiple sclerosis makes it risky for him to go outside for more than a couple of minutes.  Lois Sepulveda: “Heat does terrible things to people with multiple sclerosis. It can make him so sick so quickly. He can’t get bitten by any bugs or mosquitos or his immune system is compromised.”  The veterans administration then concluded the porch was so important for Ruben’s well-being, the VA gave him an $18,000 grant to pay to construct it.     Read the article…………………