Jane Ruggieri

"Focus on what you can do - not what you can't"

Jane Ruggieri is a stunningly attractive young woman who has up to the minute fashion sense which reflects her many years working as an importer in the fashion industry.

A wife and mother at 29 years of age life was bliss until she woke up one morning with visual disturbance for no apparent reason. This usually confident individual was feeling uncertain about her future following months of testing, resulting in a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis the most common chronic neurological disease of the twenty to fifty age group.

1992 was turning out to be a confronting year but it was only the beginning of the display of ongoing inner strength for years to come.

The following years vision disturbance and mobility difficulties requiring the aid of a walking frame as an added accessory! Jane lost count of the number of times she would manage to fall at home and in order not to alarm her daughter would spend hours on the floor playing games while waiting for her husband to get home from work to help her up.

Interferon treatment commenced what felt like a second chance with her being independently mobile and stable vision, again so Jane returned to part time work. for six years – what joy! But this freedom was short lived with Jane receiving a diagnosis of progressive MS and currently confined to a wheelchair.

None the less this incredible woman continues to remain positive by not letting the MS take over her life but focusing on what she can do not what she can't.

MS Australia – ACT/NSW/VIC highly recommends MS Ambassador Jane Ruggieri as a dedicated MS Ambassador who will inspire you with her engaging presence and abundance of inner strength.

What they said:

"Ambassador's story was the most informative which can be heard only from someone who is in the situation"
"I felt privileged to hear what it's like living with MS"

MS Australia staff member - Making Sense of MSL