{"product_id":"women-living-with-multiple-sclerosis-conversations-on-living-laughing-and-coping-9780897932189","title":"Women Living with Multiple Sclerosis: Conversations on Living, Laughing and Coping","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eWalking May Be Difficult, but Together We Fly\u003c\/strong\u003eThis book is an intimate portrait drawn from the e-mail chats of a group of special women. In forming an online support network, they became friends--and then comrades--in the toughest fight of their lives, a fight against the disease they dubbed the MonSter: multiple sclerosis.Many books about this baffling disease of the central nervous system provide only medical information. \u003cem\u003eWomen Living with Multiple Sclerosis\u003c\/em\u003e goes much further. Members of the all-woman group share intimate, emotional accounts of their experiences with MS. Some stories are painful, some are funny, and often they are both. The range of deeply personal concerns includes\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efamily reactions to a diagnosis of MS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eworkplace issues and relationships\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esexuality and spirituality\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edepression and physical pain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eloss of bladder and bowel control\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eassistive devices and helpful tools\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll topics are discussed freely and frankly, in a way only the closest of friends do. Invaluable nuggets of medical information and practical advice from all of the members are woven seamlessly into the text, accompanied by Judith Lynn Nichols' knowledgeable, compassionate, even humorous commentary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor families and friends of those with MS, \u003cem\u003eWomen Living with Multiple Sclerosis\u003c\/em\u003e is an intimate look into what it's like to have the disease. MS sufferers reading this book will truly feel they are not alone. As one member of the group writes, \"Walking may be difficult, but together we fly.\" Read this book, and you will feel among friends, a member of the group--and that someone finally understands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRoyalties from the sale of this book will be donated to local chapters of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Judith Lynn Nichols\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hunter House Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/21\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.80w x 0.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780897932189\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/1999 pg. 444\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/1999 pg. 123\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNichols, Judith Lynn:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eJUDITH LYNN NICHOLS\u003c\/b\u003e has had MS for more than 30 years. A former reporter and freelance writer, she lives with her husband in Cincinnati, Ohio, and has two grown daughters.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hunter House Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40698020823155,"sku":"9.7809E+12","price":16.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_8a31ce2d-686e-47b6-acd2-1fcf7c9c2a2e.jpg?v=1675865821","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/women-living-with-multiple-sclerosis-conversations-on-living-laughing-and-coping-9780897932189","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}