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TOLEDO, OH -- A Toledo woman never gave up despite being diagnosed with a debilitating disease.

Christine Kajfasz suffers from multiple sclerosis and a side effect known as "foot drop" making it very difficult for her to function daily let alone do what she loves like golf.

But that all changed recently when she was fitted with a special device called the "WalkAide".

Now she can walk confidently, has more energy and can even tee it up with her friends again and explore the mall.

"I didn't have the energy to walk around the whole mall. Now that I have my WalkAide I've got more energy. I'm not tripping all of the time so I realized there are four wings (of the mall) and I go to every single store in the mall and stores I didn't know existed," said Kajfasz.

The WalkAide is about the size of an iPod.

It is worn around the calf and sends low level electrical currents to the nerve that controls the movement of the foot and ankle.