An
inspirational
moment
Melbourne woman Donna
Tsironis shares how a tearful
experience six years ago
became a positive and life-
changing moment, when
words from her young son
inspired her to live her best
life possible.
B
efore my physical health
deteriorated with Multiple
Sclerosis (MS), I used to
embrace the feeling of getting up
on weekends, anticipating the day
ahead – the sheer excitement of the
Donna Tsironis with her son Nash at the Coldplay concert in Melbourne.
“Mum, keep going, you’re a good
unknown, the unravelling of a new person and life’s precious,” he said
day. But many years later, all those with a kind voice.
wonderful feelings changed. There
Hearing your only child tell you
and to not take anything for granted.
Taking up study in writing was
a fantastic move for me and very
therapeutic. Back in the ‘old’ days,
something like this is mind-blowing. I adored attending theatre and
I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. musicals. This was another passion
frame, I stumbled toward it, keeping This very genuine and sympathetic that I revisited. I even started
my hands firmly planted on the side of comment will stay with me forever. attending concerts: fabulous!
our bed for stability. I suspected that I I think of it every time I have Having a cuppa at a café with good
was going to need a wheelchair soon. challenging and lousy moments. food, friends, family and carers also
I knew from this point on that become a new favourite ritual. Boy I
wasn’t any sense of excitement.
Locating my red shiny walking
Can I make it to the breakfast table
without wobbling like jelly? I sank my life would need to be enriched onto the chair, drained from walking and a few behaviours needed a few steps. Tears were running down changing. There were quite a few Saturday morning moment taught me
my face. I felt everything reaching a fun things that I used to engage in, a very valuable lesson – to love life.
climax. I’d had enough. so I started re-introducing sweet
I then heard my son’s sweet voice.
He overheard me sobbing in the
experiences to my life.
My son’s words prompted me to
had so much to catch up on.
And it’s been great ever since that
Donna Tsironis lives in Melbourne
with her husband George and son
Nash. She is currently writing a book
kitchen and approached me. Feeling consciously seek the absolute best in featuring a collection of personal
embarrassed, I looked up wiping my every day. I decided to take further stories that reflect her life with MS.
teary face. I cannot forget the words counselling, to savour and enjoy the that came out of his mouth. companionship of family and friends;
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