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Hi my name is Diane and I was RX with RR multiple sclerosis in June of 1983. Some people think I might be a little whacky, but I was told over the phone by my neurologist and all I could do was thank him over and over again, as MS was much better then what I was worried my results would be. In my mind I thought I had a brain tumor or ALAS, so I could deal with this diagnosis. I am a fifty year old divorced woman, my choice not his, which I did six years ago. I decided my life though scary on my own with a disease would be much happier then with a person who put me down
and made me so insecure about myself I had to look to others to validate I was a good person.
Since I was very young I new I wanted many things in life to be a hairdresser, to work with people who had downs syndrome to be married and have a large family. Well, I guess I succeeded as I'm a cosmetologist who went on to teach the trade. I got married at 21 had two beautiful children, then by the time I was going thru my first major attack I made a choice to take in my great niece who was being placed in foster care. This was no easy task as my balance was so bad and she was just nine months old. We survived! After my diagnosis and my balance was a hit and miss thing I decided that the constant standing and holding sharp instruments in my hands behind people wasn't a wise choice for me anymore. I gave up the hairdressing part of my life and applied for a job with an organization who dealt with the the developmentally disabled, alas I found my true calling in my forties. This is not a job for me it's a way of life. These people are so loving and good I can't imagine what I was ever doing anywhere but where I'm at now. Alas life is good I have a wonderful man who stands beside me not in front or behind me. He has been thru the whole gambit with me and chooses to continue. God is good! Now to end this little tale of my life I'd like to steal a quote from Muff; "I have MS, Ms does not have me and I will never allow it to win." |
