Lisa Walters

I am ΓΧΛ,Lisa Marie, I am me. I am a Daughter, a Granddaughter, a Sister, a Mom a Wife, and a Fibro[myalgia] Warrior. I reside in the Niagara Region in Southern Ontario (area that includes Niagara Falls. Toronto is an hour or so away). I am never going to change. I’m loud, I can be obnoxious; silly or angry. I can snap if you give me a good enough reason to. I can also be a lot of fun and your best friend. I am loving, caring, compassionate & empathetic beyond belief. Which is why I was so good at my job when I was working; I had to leave my job as a Behavioural Developmental Support Worker in a lock down group home, supporting high behavioural individuals with Mental Illness as well. Due to the Fibromyalgia. I’m also an extremely emotional personand that can come out with tears of hurt, or words with rage. Most of which I don’t really mean, but I will say things in the heat of a moment that I probably shouldn’t. All of these personality traits and parts of me are ALL due to what is in the story below. So in order to understand me and truly understand me, this is a good start. I have always been a very open and honest person, since all the hurdles I have overcome, and the ones I hurdle every day, I let it all out. Honesty is the best way. And this way, you will know why I am the way I am. Here ya go …….

I was born in June 1979, with severe ADHD. When I was in Kindergarten it was already very evident. That’s when the school 1st called my parents, to tell them that there was a concern. That day there had been 5activity stations. We were to go to each one at a time, and complete the activity. I started all of them and didn’t complete one. I was constantly moving, literally bouncing off walls. Or doing handstands and cartwheels all over, when I got older, outside and inside the house. I was put on Ritalin at age 6, and from the start I hated the way it made me feel. Well, I have a very strong personality and I would get a hold of the bottle and flush them down the toilet. My Mom would crush the pill up and put it in my sandwich, so I just didn’t eat it. By age 9 they gave up because they couldn’t win against me.

Our home growing up was very lo