Posted by Gracie2 on October 10, 2002, at 20:56:09
In reply to Your friend » Gracie2, posted by shar on October 9, 2002, at 18:39:10
Shar-
She must have amazing coping skills. She's a very gentle person, very pretty, with a wicked sense of humor. She does vocalize - usually she says
"f***", and at the same time her arm twitches. She does have medication to control the tics, but she says that it makes her tired and she doesn't like to take it.Apparently she can control the twitches to some degree, but it seems to take a lot of effort and concentration.
Some years ago, she was first hired at our office
as my assistant in X-Ray. I was introduced to her, I showed her around, and during that time I noticed nothing different about her. However, as soon as she was alone in the fileroom or darkroom, I could hear her say, "F***! F***!"
I walked up to one of the nurses and said, "Jeez,
I know this isn't the greatest place to work, but she burned out pretty quick!"
The nurse watched her for a minute and then told me, "I think she has Tourettes." I'd never heard of it, so the nurse explained it to me.Since that time, this little girl has been one of my heroes. Although her family is quite protective
and would have gladly shielded her from the outside world forever, she insists on being independent. As nerve-wracking as a new job or a new course in college must be for the rest of us,
I can't imagine the level of courage and grace that it must take for her to do the same. She's a wonder.
-Gracie
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