Me and my mate MS

I am very lucky and have many friends from all my different walks of life whether that be scouts, MS, Mums from school or work but I have one very special friend. Back in 1996 prior to my diagnosis of MS I worked for an Accident Management Company in Marlow Buckinghamshire, I needed to recruit a member of staff to cover maternity leave and that is where my friendship with a wonderful Antipodean couple started. I interviewed Lynn and although our looks were not at all similar our life experiences were. I had no difficulties in immediately offering her the job. If I was honest she had more experience in the insurance industry than me!  Lynn and her husband Bernard lived in a flat along the same road as me and my partner (Dave). It wasn’t long before the four of us had formed a friendship and Dave and I were acting as tour guides. Lynn stayed working with me until because of her husbands work they moved to London. Our friendship continued but early 1997 Lynn fell pre...

  I’m sat here having already looked at my Facebook page and up pops my memories. Having memories is it a good thing or bad? Do I want to be reminded of how much I could do 9, 5, or 1 year ago? The answer is I don’t know. During the last 9 years so much has changed for me, I have had to give up work and of course 3 years ago I had my major relapse. During lockdown I started going to a counsellor to receive help with the many things that have changed in my life. The memories I have come to the conclusion are purely down to what you choose to make of them. To be honest many of the things I have done since being diagnosed with MS I don’t think I would have done had I not!  I remember just three years after being diagnosed our daughter was watching her Dad do the decorating, she looked at me and said “Mummy why don’t you climb the step ladder and help Daddy?” My reply to her was along the lines of No because I have wobbly legs and it would be dangerous. She than sai...