Download or read book Multiple Sclerosis For Dummies written by Rosalind Kalb and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-05-08 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your trusted, compassionate guide to living with MS Being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) doesn't mean your life is over. Everyone's MS is different and no one can predict exactly what yours will be like. The fact is, lots of people live their lives with MS without making a full-time job of it. Multiple Sclerosis For Dummies gives you accessible, easy-to-understand information about what happens with MS—what kinds of symptoms it can cause, how it can affect your life at home and at work, what you can do to feel and function better, and how you can protect yourself and your family against the long-term unpredictability of the disease. You'll learn how to make treatment and lifestyle choices that work for you, what qualities to look for in a neurologist and the rest of your healthcare team, how to manage fatigue, the pros and cons of alternative medicine, why and how to talk to your kids about MS, stress management strategies, your rights under the Americans with Disabilities act, and so much more. Covers major medical breakthroughs that slow the progression of the disease and improve quality of life for those living with MS Helps those affected by MS and their family members understand the disease and the latest treatment options Helpful and trusted advice on coping with physical, mental, emotional, and financial aspects of MS Complete with listings of valuable resources such as other books, websites, and community agencies and organizations that you can tap for information or assistance, Multiple Sclerosis For Dummies gives you everything you need to make educated choices and comfortable decisions about living with MS.

Download or read book Multiple Sclerosis and Having a Baby written by Judy Graham and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1999-06-01 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An essential resource for anyone with MS who is considering having a child. • Firsthand advice from a woman with multiple sclerosis who has successfully borne and raised a child. • Contains information that can change the lives of many of the 250,000 women in the United States suffering from MS. • Highly readable format puts the facts at your fingertips. Diagnosed with MS at twenty-eight, author Judy Graham gave birth for the first time at the age of thirty-eight. Her new book Multiple Sclerosis and Having a Baby provides other women who are considering starting a family with the kind of genuine and useful insight that comes only from firsthand experience. Multiple Sclerosis and Having a Baby makes available not only the medical answers prospective parents need, but also the practical suggestions and sound advice that will help them meet the many unique and sometimes difficult challenges that face couples living with MS. In this highly informative and readable book, Graham asks and provides answers for nearly every question a woman with multiple sclerosis might want to consider before having a baby. With the latest medical facts and valuable data culled from hundreds of interviews with women who have multiple sclerosis and are currently raising a child, Graham straightforwardly addresses such issues as the possibility of relapse, genetic predisposition to MS, sexuality and fertility, pregnancy, postnatal care, and breastfeeding as they relate to women with MS.

Download or read book My Grandma Has Multiple Sclerosis MS written by Rebecca Clary and published by . This book was released on 2014-03-18 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My Grandma Has Multiple Sclerosis, featuring Gail the giraffe. Gail introduces children to Multiple Sclerosis using age appropriate, kid friendly terms. A kid friendly glossary of terms related to MS and chore charts are also available.

Download or read book Women Living with Multiple Sclerosis written by Judith Lynn Nichols and published by Hunter House. This book was released on 1999 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women who are living with multiple sclerosis share their experiences andffer advice for other women battling the diesease.

Download or read book Living Beyond Multiple Sclerosis written by Judith Lynn Nichols and published by Hunter House. This book was released on 2000 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second installment from the online group dedicated to supporting each other in the fight against MS includes encouragement, understanding, and useful information for MS sufferers and their families.

Download or read book The Lies We Tell written by Theresa Schwegel and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2017-07-03 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In THE LIES WE TELL by Theresa Schwegel, Chicago police detective Gina Simonetti is keeping a secret from the department: she has multiple sclerosis. Raising her young niece on her own, Gina hides her disease; she can’t afford to lose her job. Anyway, she is healthier than most of the cops she knows, and greatly appreciates the responsibility of caring for a child. But Gina's secret is threatened when a colleague calls her in to help trace a suspect: Johnny Marble has added to his rap sheet with an assault charge—this time against his mother. When Gina pays a visit to the mom in the hospital and winds up running into—and after—Marble, she finds herself in a physical confrontation she can’t possibly win. He gets away, and Gina is faced with an impossible situation. She has to find him, but knows doing so means turning in the one person who knows the true story of what happened. After all, now that he's seen her fight, Johnny Marble can reveal her deepest secret to the police department. Though alone in her struggle, Gina isn’t alone in her search: in addition to a loyal partner, there is a curious detective and an entire force of coworkers on the hunt. And she’s sympathetic to Marble’s mother, a woman who is losing her mind to Alzheimer’s. Still, Gina fears the fallout: she has no idea how will she keep her own world intact once Marble is found and the truth is out. Once again, Schwegel brings her remarkable talent to bear in this compelling crime novel about imperfect people struggling against all odds—and this time, against the very people who are supposed to help.

Download or read book Ms Doesn t Stand for Multiple Sclerosis written by Chamein Canton and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2000-12 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adiana Taylor is a hard working, smart woman. She’s in her thirties, divorced and the mother of two sons. In her business life she’s been successful, however when she finds herself diagnosed with MS, things become a little murky. How does a strong independent woman deal with an unpredictable disease? With the aid of her family and a new man in her life, Adiana begins to experience freedom from her disease.

Download or read book Some Days We written by Julie A. Stamm and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-26 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follow Wyatt and his Mom, Anne, as they navigate through the unpredictable obstacles of a chronic illness. With love and imagination, they can overcome anything.

Download or read book Sasha written by Cliff Bacchus and published by Austin Macauley Publishers. This book was released on 2023-08-18 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sasha is a historical novel, set in an insulated community, Sigatoo Isle, Bahamas, exploring the dangers of acculturation, particularly intra-matrimony, which can have lasting and rapacious effects on its population. Hannah Watts, a wilful, young woman dealing with multiple sclerosis, is committed to lifting the black veil off the notorious practice of marriages among first cousins in her town and her island. Captivating, confronting, and evocative novel, Sasha offers a unique addition to the genre in its character-driven emotional basis while remaining a thought-provoking read with a contemporary approach. Hannah’s quest to improve her homeland is enthralling, written with a compelling honesty well-paced against the dramatic, at times, heart-breaking twists and turns. This works to combine a deep emotional effect with a compulsion that drags the reader to the edge of their seat beyond the final dramatic moments.

Download or read book Me the Ms What We ve Been up to Lately written by William (Bill) S. Hammonds and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-03-28 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his book, Bill talks of how M.S. has affected his life not only from a personal perspective, but tries to encourage readers by telling a story of his life that he hopes will capture the interest of everyone. Bill provides advice to those that have been diagnosed with M.S. by including not only eating recommendations, and numerous things that help with bodily functions and mobility, but also hopes to give people with M.S., and possibly people with other diseases as well, the motivation that will make their life more fulfilling. Bill began to think about his life recently with his diagnosis in mind, and truly wants to share his opinions, memories, and personal feelings with everyone.

Download or read book Healing Multiple Sclerosis New Revised Edition written by Ann Boroch and published by SCB Distributors. This book was released on 2013-03-28 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new, expanded edition (revised in 2015) gives a breakthrough treatment protocol that can restore health to those with MS. Even though MS is widely believed to be unbeatable, Ann Boroch, certified nutritional consultant and naturopath, has developed a breakthrough treatment protocol that is having dramatic results. This landmark work describes how she cured herself of MS using complementary medicine, the real causes of MS, case histories of those who have triumphed over multiple sclerosis, and a comprehensive how-to section that will show you how to develop your own treatment plan. "Healing Multiple Sclerosis" contains everything you need to know to bring about recovery, including: • A detailed and effective self-help treatment plan • Delicious recipes and recommended foods with two weeks of sample menus • A five-week nutritional makeover • An updated and expanded step-by-step vitamin and supplement protocol • Slow-start program for those that are more progressed or not ambulatory • User-friendly charts and resources “Healing Multiple Sclerosis” finally brings hope to those suffering from MS.

Download or read book Miracle Survivor Through Multiple Sclerosis written by Gina R. Weathersby and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2015-03-28 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How would you feel one day when you wake up and youre feeling good, healthy, and vibrant ready to take on the world with all that is within you? Before you know it all that seems to change when your body starts to shut down and you are diagnosed with a disease you never heard of or know anything about? How would you cope with that major life change mentally and physically? Would you give up or will you fight to survive? This story is about a 23 year journey living from the past to present with the devastating disease of Multiple Sclerosis. In her journey, Gina has learned how to cope and live well through the process of prayer, faith, guidance, and strong support from physicians, ministers, family, and friends of all who loves her and she loves back.

Download or read book Organized Junk Making it Your Business written by Roberta Walker and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-09-12 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Organized Junk: Making It Your Business is an innovative guide to cost efficient parties. Author Roberta Walker has used her life experience from growing up in a low-income family to explain how planning can be a system based task. The book outlines the inventive lifestyle of the family of eight; they entertained themselves in ways no other could image. Each child had their own unique personalities and abilities that made them artistic in some fashion. Collectively, the tales portray a futuristic approach to event planning. Throughout her life, Roberta and her family have had to overcome financial burdens that most individuals living in public housing had to face. She has used her creative childhood crafts and ideas to transform children and adult parties into masterpieces. Growing up on a minimal budget did not discourage the Walker-Thomas family from celebrating under grand terms. The book transforms their methods into a fun, understandable guide for all personalities to learn how to enjoy any occasion grandly. The book is a collection of family stories as well as tips for developing the most creative events without spending overwhelming amounts of money. The dedication to her dumpster treasures starts with how having a child’s imagination can inspire you to become a more artistic you and ends with the presentation of amazing illustrations of what the end result of using this guide can be. It allows you to see that anyone can be a planner, and an excellent event designer. Whether you are undecided on how to organize an event independently or you need ideas on where to find inspiration, Organized Junk: Making It Your Business can instruct even the most diverse individuals to be better event organizers. Shopping trends, catering, entertainment, and many other key factors to any occasion are discussed in detail to make your party great. The format given is a system derived from trial and error and simple adaptation of economic times. An easy, recession proof method.

Download or read book My Two Moms written by Zach Wahls and published by Avery. This book was released on 2013-04-02 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An advocate and son of same-gender parents recounts his famed address to the Iowa House of Representatives on civil unions, and describes his positive experiences of growing up in an alternative family in spite of prejudice.

Download or read book Embodied Rhetorics written by James C. Wilson and published by SIU Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presenting thirteen essays, editors James C. Wilson and Cynthia Lewiecki-Wilson unite the fields of disability studies and rhetoric to examine connections between disability, education, language, and cultural practices. Bringing together theoretical and analytical perspectives from rhetorical studies and disability studies, these essays extend both the field of rhetoric and the newer field of disability studies.The contributors span a range of academic fields including English, education, history, and sociology. Several contributors are themselves disabled or have disabled family members. While some essays included in this volume analyze the ways that representations of disability construct identity and attitudes toward the disabled, other essays use disability as a critical modality to rethink economic theory, educational practices, and everyday interactions. Among the disabilities discussed within these contexts are various physical disabilities, mental illness, learning disabilities, deafness, blindness, and diseases such as multiple sclerosis and AIDS.

Download or read book MS and Your Feelings written by Allison Shadday and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2011-02-15 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Multiple Sclerosis is a devastating, incurable disease that afflicts about one in a thousand North Americans. Striking in the prime of life, it is the most common debilitating neurological disorder of people between the ages of 20 and 40. Eighty percent of patients suffer from cognitive impairments, seventy percent from sexual dysfunction, and fifty percent from depression. Few people are prepared for the emotional impact of this unpredictable, disabling chronic condition. Faced with a life-long progressive illness, patients typically experience fear, anger, sadness, grief, guilt, low self-esteem and sexual dysfunction. Half of all MS patients suffer from clinical depression. Other invisible symptoms, such as cognitive impairments and severe fatigue, often leave patients feeling misunderstood and alone. The emotional affects of MS can be more crippling than the physical challenges, yet little has been written on this topic. MS AND YOUR FEELINGS is the first book to specifically address the emotional pain caused by MS. Psychotherapist and MS patient, Allison Shadday, offers readers effective strategies for coping with the psychological trauma of this disease. Shadday shares real-life MS success stories and offers insightful professional advice derived from years of counseling hundreds of chronically ill patients. Her book offers readers hope, inspiration and validation, and teaches them: ·How to come to terms with an MS diagnosis ·How to recognize and overcome negative emotional responses to MS ·Techniques to identify and manage stress triggers that can impact MS symptoms ·Ways to minimize MS-related fatigue ·Strategies for coping with fear, guilt, anger, loss, depression and isolation ·Steps to enhance intimacy and build support networks ·How to deal with cognitive challenges ·Tips for increasing self-esteem ·How to develop a greater sense of emotional security and stability ·Latest information about new treatment options and promising research In addition, noted neurologist and MS expert Dr. Stanley Cohan, Director of the Pacific Northwest Multiple Sclerosis Center writes about the importance of treating the emotional symptoms of MS and discusses the promising future of MS drug research. Full of immediate, useful solutions, MS AND YOUR FEELINGS is an invaluable guide for patients, their loved ones and MS health care professionals.

Download or read book Multiple Sclerosis written by Shelley Peterman Schwarz and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2017-04-11 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An MS diagnosis presents many unanswered questions: How is this diagnosis going to change my life? Where do I begin? How will I manage to take care of my family, work, and travel? No one knows the answers to these questions better than Shelley Peterman Schwarz, who has lived nearly forty years with multiple sclerosis. Schwarz imbues her updated collection of practical tips and short cuts with personal stories that highlight her trials and triumphs. Shelley shares her real-life experiences as a wife, mother, friend, and employee/employer coping, managing, and growing with MS with a humorous warmth and unflinching honesty. This extensively revised and updated third edition is packed with helpful information and now includes over 800 tips and new solutions and strategies for confronting the challenges of living a full life with a debilitating chronic illness. With Shelley’s guidance, readers will learn to conserve valuable time and energy, develop techniques for making everyday tasks easier, manage symptoms, maintain positive relationships, stay motivated, and bounce back when MS knocks you down. Expanded chapters cover medical issues, home safety and accessibility, dressing and looking your best, and travel. NEW sections include: A Thriver’s Guide Taking Charge Mentally and Physically Family and Friends Marriage Sexual Compatibility and Intimacy Being a Parent Driving and Disability Working Finding Help and Support With hundreds of new tips and tools, and practical wisdom for meeting challenges large and small, this book continues to inform, encourage, validate, and empower individuals and families living with multiple sclerosis.