Motor Neurone Disease Diagnosis Journey
I often find it difficult to express my thoughts, especially when it comes to discussing my feelings. This is partly because in Asian culture, it is not common to open up to our parents or express emotions freely. Therefore, bottling up my emotions is much easier for me than talking about them. However, I am gradually learning that it is okay to talk about our feelings and now is the right time to do so because there may be people out there who have had similar experiences. If I don't do it now, it may never happen. I was inspired to write this blog post after I asked for people's perspectives on Reddit about whether I should get a job despite being terminally ill with motor neurone disease (MND). Without context, the obvious answer is no, but I provided some background and explained the challenges I face living with MND. The Reddit post was titled, “Terminally ill: I still want to work, or do I just call it a day? ”, and while it may have come across as political, tha...
