Age: 37 (getting nearer to that dreaded big one –
ha! ha!)
Partner: Kieran who is 34 years old (yes I have a
toy boy!!). Met in work and been together since 1990 – a long
time!!!!! No wedding bells or kids planned – we are 2 of life’s
plodders and just like plodding along at our own pace. We still work
together and work in the magistrates courts – which sounds exciting to some,
but believe me is just like any other boring office job!!!
Lives: A place called Sutton-at-Hone which is just
outside Dartford in Kent. We have been here 4 weeks (moved in
17.03.05) after a long wait for the council to house us in suitable
accommodation (as I am a full time wheelchair user now). The flat we
have is beautiful in wonderful surroundings and we are so happy to be living
together again. I had to live at his mum and dads for the first 3
months of the year so that I could get to work.
Pets: One cat called Kracka. Sadly we lost our
beloved cat called Luke in March last year to old age. It was very sad
but he had a good life and lived to a good old age (about 17).
MS: I was DX in 1998 after suffering some strange
feelings in my arms and legs. The locum I saw thought I was having a
stroke (probably due to my wide girth!!) and wanted me to see a neurologist
a.s.a.p. The rest is history really. My main problems with the
MS is mobility problems, as mentioned above I now use a wheelchair.
Fatigue is a slight problem but not a major one. I suffer other
annoying little things but even during times of relapse it is mainly my legs
and balance that are affected. I am on rebif injections which I have been on
since March 2002. I am getting on alright with them.
