Valerie Moffat was diagnosed as having multiple sclerosis in May 1981. Her world was turned upside down: she faced the possibility of becoming a permanently, severely disabled person as the disease progressed. 85,000 people suffer from Multiple Sclerosis in the UK alone: Scotland, where Val lives, has the highest incidence of MS sufferers in the world.
Val assumed that the double vision, stumbling and continual tiredness she had felt since her childhood were normal parts of everyday life – things common to everyone. It was only after her daughter’s seventh birthday party, when difficulty with breathing along with pins and needles became almost unbearable that she was checked into a hospital and diagnosed with MS.
She found it increasingly difficult to cope with the tiredness and unsteadiness of MS after her diagnosis as time passed and the condition worsened until one day in 1983.
Performing every day activities became a feat: a plight familiar to Multiple Sclerosis sufferers all over the world. Life became a struggle for her and the condition put a strain on her relationships with those around her.
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