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All of a sudden, I realize I need to choose my words carefully. I say this because I could start to sound like I am showing off. Life is full of ups and downs especially if you have Ataxia. I do feel, however, that you need to live through the bad times to reach the good times. No matter how bad things may appear one must convince themselves " Look, one day soon, I am going to wake up with a smile on my face". Since CA diagnosis in 1999 I realized the importance of having a close knit circle of friends who also have Ataxia. I would take this a step further, and say, it is nigh on impossible to cope, without becoming part of the worldwide Ataxia community. It has certainly worked for me. Having a computer is a brilliant communication tool, whether you have Ataxia or not. For me, learning about Ataxia and what symptoms I am likely to encounter, was part of the acceptance process. Depressing but real. \\
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I have found myself saying to friends " that there are some advantages to being disabled". Another way of looking at it is we must squeeze the positive aspect out of every situation. I am retired on grounds of ill health so I don't have to worry about going to work everyday. Society supports me in a never ending number of ways. I have a free parking space in many public car parks ( if somebody has not parked their 4-wheel drive, there illegally). Having Ataxia is hard some of the time but after dealing with the hard times there is no reason not to enjoy life day to day. I hope I can inspire you to deal with and try to accept the future then start to accept, things could be worse.
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