I was very depressed and more than a little shell shocked. I have missed out on my early opportunities to ask questions of the educator that I saw because I was kind of numb at the time.

For me it wasn't the lifestyle thing because my lifestyle is pretty healthy. It was the fact that I faced so many complications down the line, and that I faced a shorter life. I have a very young child, and so that kind of hit me.

It's all fairly recent, but things are looking up, I am happier.