Many of the people on here remember my not so recent diagnosis. I am the single mom of 2 daughters and a granddaughter. I have NO ONE to take care of me. I have been raising them alone for 18 years and if I don't work, no one will pay rent, no one will buy food, and no one will pay for the medical insurance.

I have NEVER had to ask for help from anyone, I was raised by alcoholic parents and learned to feed and take care of my brothers when I was 7 years old. I don't depend on other people for anything.

I also used to run 5 miles every morning, workout in the gym at lunch, put myself through college while my daughters were at dancing lessons, and worked as a secretary during the day to pay the rent. I finally made it into management, and am paying for my daughters to go to college, still renting a house, helping raise my granddaughter, I was the Supermom who needed NO ONE. One day I get a phone call that my mom put a gun to her heart and pulled the trigger. Three weeks later, my 16 year old daughter gave birth to a baby girl... I started to get sick, slow down, I thought it was grief, depression... suddenly, I couldn't even drive myself to work!

Then the doctors tell me I am going to be disabled and I have to take drugs just to be able to walk to the bathroom! I had to use a cane to walk at work. I have to ask for help from other people! That is like asking me to cut off my arms and legs! I would starve to death and work two jobs to feed my children before I would take a hand out from anyone.

This is a very humbling disease. It teaches you that you are not alone in this world, and there are many people who love you, if you will just let them. If you think you were a strong person before, you have no idea the challenges you will be able to overcome!

Once I learned to accept it, and work with it instead of against it, I started to heal, now I walk normally, I eat healthy, my granddaughter just turned 4 years old and I can ride bikes with her... life is getting better! I still can't run yet, but I haven't given up!