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I will start a new Documentary thead where people can post their stories if they so wish.

I also like the idea of everyone posting their stories and anecdotes on this forum. I agree it might be fun. Of course if anyone felt uncomfortable posting on here they could email me or Jan--since noone really knows me and Jan is a proven trustworthy source.

My suggestion is to think of your life with MC as a movie. In storytelling you want to be as clear and concise as you can--and always leave a little out to keep people guessing. Alfred Hitchcock once said
"what is drama, after all, but life with the dull bits cut out." So figure out what the overall theme of your life is, for example:

Did you live in denial until something happened
that made it impossible for you to deny who you
were anymore. The tagline would read--An actor
living in shame with a muscle disease he has always
disguised must face the world after his ex-wife
reveals his secret to the press.

Or was it the opposite that you grew up in an
accepting but sheltered family who home schooled
you, and you had to face a different reality when
you went to highschool. A disabled girl who was
homeschooled must face the reality of highschool
where everyone is "not so nice."

I don't mean to offend anyone by using the words disability and disease but these words get to the point and make the idea clear to the general audience reader.