Have you ever known someone who was diagnosed later in life?
Jennifer,
I understand how she must have felt. I was diagnosed at 43 (a little over a year ago). My husband doesn't work due to heart problems and all financial responsibilities are on me. When I learned I had cf it was devasting. When do I find the time to do the treatments, who will pay the bills when I get sick - when I die how will my husband cope? How do I continue on at work as if everything is the same when I have had a total shift of perspective? Life goes on as normal for everyone else whereas the world seemed frozen to me. So, yes, I understand why she left. If I could I would leave my job and pursue a career that would give me more pleasure but I can't leave my health insurance. I am trapped-at least for now. The oddest thing is my sister is a pulmonologist with a specialty in cf. She is also a carrier. Strange eh?
