I am almost 70 years young. I am an artist, currently doing murals and painted furniture for children's rooms, as well as other small personalized items that I sell.
I have four daughters, three of whom are married, and I have six grandchildren, ranging in age from 15 years to 11 months. I live on Long Island, NY.
I have an active busy life that I never felt was particularly stressful. We were planning a two week vacation in California to visit my husband's cousins at the end of March. I had cooked and frozen almost all of the food for our Passover dinner and was just beginning to pack when I got my first symptoms.
It all happened rather fast - over about seven days - but fortunately my doctor and I had done our homework and knew what was happening to me.
