~Welcome~

Childhood: I grow up in a small, small town in Maine. And when I say small I mean SMALL no more than 200 citizens. My parents divorced when my sister and I was very young, and has had a lasting effect on us.

Education: During high school I hated school. The main reason probably was in order to get to the school on time I would have to get up at 530. My senior year I went to the technical school, where I received my CNA license. I started college twice but never finished, the first time was because I didn’t know what I wanted and it drove me nuts, and the second I got pregnant. Once my son starts school though I plan on returning to school!

Multiple Sclerosis: In April 2006 I was diagnosed finally with Multiple Sclerosis. My freshman year in high school I started having problems with my legs and falling quite often. Luckily that was the only issue I had encountered until I was a senior. My issues continued until the fall of 2006 when they started to spin out of control. At work my legs would give out, I would black out, becoming easily confused just to name a few. The doctors started running tests and conclude that everything was fine. In February I was watching Strong Medicine on Lifetime and it was an episode about Multiple Sclerosis and I was in shock it was like they had been following me around for the past few years. I called the doctor’s office the next day and she told me at I was just being a hypochondriac. I called back later that day and talked with her partner who made an appointment with him later that week. I went for an MRI and didn’t hear anything for a few months so I was like well I guess everything was fine! Then I got a call, they had lost my paperwork and it turned out I had a three lesions on my brain and I was being set to a Neurologist.

Relationship: I have been in a serious relationship with Josh since 2005. I have never loved or cared so much for someone (other than our son) in my entire life! With everything that has happened in the past few years, and the majority of people would have walked away. Josh and I have not yet got married, or even started talking about it. The topic makes both of us nervous considering our parents past relationships, and are afraid of history repeating itself

Motherhood: I have a son who was born on March 12. He was a totally surprise, but I couldn’t be more happy about it. I am so lucky to be able to stay home with him and watch him grown and change every day. There is nothing better in this world then the look on his face when he realizes that he can do something new, or when Thomas the Train comes on.

Politics, Social Issues, and News: My favorite thing in the world following current events. I am for the most part a conservative person occasionally towards the left. I love talking with people about these issues, even if we do not agree. Knowing both points of view is very important, because you can’t make an informed choice based on half the story! I believe half the problem in the USA is that people just make assumptions, and decisions based on a 20 second commercial, or what information they receive from ten minutes of news!