Multiple Sclerosis (MS) revealed itself and the symptoms worsened to such an extent that she had to scale down on her job. At the moment she works ten hours a week, mainly in the mornings. Glad that she still can work, she shares her quest as an MS patient for ‘the hero in herself’.
On the basis of her world travels and her personal, inner journey she talks about how fear got her in its grip: “The fight sometimes felt so lonely...” Will she ever accept that she’s terminally ill? She doesn’t know. She is still looking for her new identity. Via the TEDxFryslân stage she hopes to get into contact with people who recognize themselves in her story. Why? To overcome loneliness together.

"I was born in 1977 in Kuala Lumpur, but grew up in the Netherlands being half Dutch and half Malaysian. Groningen is my hometown: having spent my primary school years, highschool and university education there, I majored in history and fell in love with Jelte Posthumus, who studied history as well and now works as a highschool teacher. I graduated in 2004 and got married in 2009.

Since I have always loved to travel - I spent an exchange year during highschool in the USA, an exchange year during college also in the USA and an internship in Jakarta - I always pictured myself working abroad or working in an international environment. This goal I have reached: after having jumped from job to job, I 'landed' with much joy at the Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Groningen, where I currently work as a Communications Officer. "

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx