Hi there,
I stumbled across this forum in my search re: cold feet. You see, my family (at least 3 generations' worth) has an hereditary Ataxia -- officially diagnosed with SpinoCerebellar Ataxia, type unknown. Fortunatley, there is only a 50/50 chance of inheritance of the faulty gene -- so some of my family members are "normal" and some are not. In general, we affected ones experience progressive, neurological problems with balance, coordination and speech -- a very informative website devoted to this is ataxia.org if interested.
Anyway, I'll browse through some of the posts on this forum and I'm sure that I'll find lots and lots of helpful info and advice!! Our symptoms and problems are both common and uncommon, ranging from head to toe (literally!). Lol...sigh!