Caught up in a hijacking At the age of 26 Catherine Hill’s life was changed forever in the most dramatic fashion. While on a trip with her then boyfriend, she found herself in the midst of a PLO (Palestine Liberation Organisation) plane hijacking. During the course of the 17-hour ordeal a hand grenade was thrown […]
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‘Learn to adapt’ is my motto
Cecile Garrick may be a senior, as she puts it, but she most definitely still has a young, inquisitive mind.
‘Since joining I have felt more in control of my condition’
‘I became a member of the MS Centre in Canterbury in October 2015. I have suffered from MS since 1984 and although I have been fairly mobile over the years and have kept reasonably fit by swimming regularly, I wanted to be more proactive with my condition. The centre is a wonderful place manned by […]
Focus on what you can do – not what you can’t
Having lived with MS for 28 years so far, former antiques trader Sheila Steinberg, 65 from Herne Bay, says her stubbornness helps her get the most out of life.
“MS is the elephant in the room, but I’m in charge and in control of my life!”
Retired graduate chartered librarian Cate Jackson, 61 from Whitstable, has type-2 diabetes, congestive heart failure, COPD, sleep apnea and osteo-arthritis as well as MS. Her secret? Always trying to “look on the bright side of life” as the Monty Python team expounded!
‘My advice? Try not to let MS stop you being a mum’
Jo Dunk, 40 from Canterbury, was diagnosed with MS as a new mum in 2009. Refusing to let the condition define her, she battled chronic tiredness – and risk of a relapse – to have a second baby in 2011.
“I try not to say ‘no’ to anything”
Sue Crook, 65 from Canterbury (on the far left in the photo), tries to see the positive in every situation, and was part of the ‘Red Wheelies’ until they retired recently.
It’s brilliant!
“As a young person with MS the centre has made a real difference to my life. I love having a place to come that no one else in my life sees, but makes me feel normal and not labelled by the disease. It’s brilliant!”
“I’m still me – I just have MS too”
Diagnosed with MS seven years ago, KMSTC member Gilly Stowe, is 56 and lives in Herne Bay. She’s also a former trustee of KMSTC and was chairman of the voluntary fundraising group.