As His Partner On This

I Think We Identify Ourselves By Labels Or Things That We Are Able To Do: I Am This. I Am A Good Cook. I Am A Good Mother. I Am A Good This. I Am A Good Doctor. I Am A Good Lawyer. When You Can’t Do Those Things Anymore, You Wonder Where Your Identity Is.

Everywhere I Go People Come Up To Me, They Mob Me - Anyone Who Has Ms Or Has A Relative With Ms - They Come Up And Hug And Cry.

I Am The Granddaughter Of A Welsh Coal Miner Who Was Determined That His Kids Get Out Of The Mines. My Dad Got His First Job When He Was Six Years Old, In A Little Village In Wales Called Nantyffyllon, Cleaning Bottles At The Colliers Arms.

I Know What It's Like To Struggle And To Have Those Concerns That All Mothers Have.

Multiple Sclerosis Is Obviously Close To My Heart And I'm Determined To Make A Difference In The Lives Of People Who Suffer From The Disease By Raising The Profile Of Ms, As Well As Raising Funds For Advocacy And Research.