Jeannine DeSoi is a Co-Support Group Facilitator of the Massachusetts MDF support group. Jeannine lives just outside of Boston, MA. She was diagnosed with DM1 at 27 years old, less than 6 months before her wedding. Jeannine works full time as a Registered Nurse at a major hospital in Boston, which includes working three 12-hour shifts a week! She has a two-and-a-half-year-old unaffected son who is the sunshine of her life. After the retirement of the incredible Tim Haylon, Jeannine volunteered to lead the group and is proud to share their membership now spans Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, and Connecticut.