Rooney has built a career in telecommunications with an Internet company and supports her son, keeping a close eye on her health insurance benefits and their implication for the future. Having been through DMD with her brother, an uncle and other relatives for five generations, her family is aware of what kind of help Vince needs and will need. We've all been through this. We all pitched in where my brother was concerned. So they've all been right there beside me during this whole thing.
Friends help, too.
I've been very lucky in my friends because they've all pitched in wherever they can, whenever I need a break, or just little things they've done for me. Like putting in a ramp, one of my friends took care of that. While some single women who have children with disabilities find it difficult to date, Rooney doesn't dwell on that as an obstacle. You can figure it out pretty quick. I got to the point where I was very open about it.