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Muscles slowly degenerate. they die. >> reporter: when i met steve and his wife michelle at their new orleans home in march, i was struck by just how young and how beautiful they are. their playful relationship and his flirtacious smile. >> he was just like this big heman, strong guy and he's still strong in certain places but it's a huge contrast. >> reporter: two years into the disease, steve is paralyzed, and uses his synthetic voice to speak for him. >> it has not been easy. >> reporter: steve recently was thrust into the spotlight after three atlanta radio deejays mocked him using a fake ...