Kristene's Story
I
had been a Special Education teacher for 25 years, helping children learn to
walk, talk and learn. However, in 2001 I was diagnosed with a rare Auto-Immune
disease (Myasthenia Gravis), affecting my ability to speak, walk and see clearly.
So, though only 48years old, I was medically retired. I was devastated. Teaching was my life - it had totally absorbed my time to the
detriment of all other activities.
我過去曾經擔任特殊教育的老師有25年之久,這項工作是幫助孩童學習如何走路、說話和學習功課。但是在2001年,我突然被診斷出罹患一種罕見的自體免疫系統病症(重度肌無力症),這個病症影響到我說話、走路和清楚視覺的能力。因此,才四十八歲的我,卻因健康問題而被迫退休。頓時我感覺到身心交瘁,因為教學是我的生命,我一生幾乎所有的歲月都投注在教學上。