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I was diagnosed in 2001  so far now 41 touch wood only balance and coordination issues, checked for diabetes & heart checked all okay (Recently) so far.  I have two children a boy 10 and a girl seven.  Both pregnancies went absolutely fine no problems I had c-section  and on both of them  these were planned from the start. I got married 11 years ago ( walked down the aisle I needed apart from linking arms with my dad and brother )  resigned from my job in travel agents and  moved to a CallCenter answering the phones,  only stopped working three years ago when I had to due to work related stress  it was not that I could not do the job because  it was becoming too stressful as I was not fast enough doing it  according to their call handling time.   So they made me medically retired. I hate this as it’s turning me into somebody I’m not ,  when I was at work used I found it easier to walk with a old ladies shopping trolley, in this to weigh it down i used to have a 5 L bottle of water filled  up with cement so I could not push it over as I did not want to be dependent on others this  worked  for many years and was a brilliant idea as the building was totally flat. It was only due to knee problems but I had to start using a motorised scooter. My knee problem was nothing to do with the ataxia   But I found this so much easier for me and also for everyone else liking parents or my husband as I was not relying on them     ForSupport . I have been using the wheelchair since my little girl was three as it makes it easier for me just to have a little independence  and after getting over the shameful feeling of being in it  The feeling of being judged by others I have finally become to except it because that’s just the way I am.  I get less stares  from strangers when I’m in it as I can see it’s medical and I’m not drunk (Sometimes I wish I was) .