Ann Romney says support of husband Mitt and their boys helped in 'dark' days after multiple sclerosis diagnosis
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Ann Romney acknowledged Sunday that being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis sent her into a “dark place” for an extended time, but that she pulled through with the love and support of husband Mitt Romney and their five boys.
“When you have a disease that takes everything away from you … anything I was doing in my normal life I could no longer do,” she said in an interview with Fox News Channel.
“The thing that was wonderful, as I look back now and see how I got out of that place, was really the help of my husband and the help on my children,” Romney said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Romney, 62, was diagnosed with the disease in 1998.
She said her major symptoms were weakness and fatigue.
Romney opened up about when she was first diagnosed with the disease.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}“When the rug is pulled out from under you and you’re left with nothing, you go through this phase of: Who am I and what good am I in this world?”
Romney has become relatively symptom free, but had a minor flair up in early March while on the campaign trail with her husband, the GOP presidential candidate.