Life with Mitt: Ann Romney discusses politics, MS at Four Arts - See more at: http://www.palmbeachda [View all]
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Romney talked about her life as the wife of former Massachusetts governor and two-time Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney. Married for 45 years, the couple have five sons and 22 grandchildren.
She also discussed her drive to open the Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases, which is set to open in 2016 at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. The center will work to find cures and new treatments for multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, Lou Gehrig’s disease (known as ALS), Parkinson’s disease and brain tumors.
Romney was 49 when she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1998.
“I went into a severe depression,” she said. “I thought my life was over.”
Her health deteriorated, until she connected with neurologist Howard Weiner, who will head the new research facility. She’s been in remission for several years.
“I recognize that many people don’t go into permanent remission like I have done, whose disease continues to progress,” she said. “I can tell you, help is on the way.”
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