This collection of books is hilarious to informative. Feel a relatable connection to these authors who actually experience Multiple Sclerosis just like we do.
Here are 11 Books Every MS Warrior Should Read:
Table of Contents
1 Stumbling In Flats
‘If Bridget Jones had MS, this would be her diary’ – The MS Society
‘The value of the Stumbling in Flats blog … it opens so many avenues of support and understanding, not only to the sufferer, but to the family, the friends … so that they will understand what it’s like to walk through treacle’ – Janis H. Winehouse
Short-listed for The International Rubery Book Award 2015.
From running in heels to stumbling in flats – one day in 2011, Barbara woke up unable to speak properly, walk in a straight line or stay awake for longer than a few hours. She didn’t know it then, but that day was to change her life forever.
In 2012, she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS). She began blogging at www.stumblinginflats.com to show the day-to-day reality of living with MS, a teenager and a cat, in amongst coping with a rapidly-disappearing career, late-night pity-parties-for-one, discrimination in the workplace and adjusting to a whole new life with MS…
2 Love Sick: A Memoir of Dating with Chronic Illness
At 28, Cory Martin thought she had it all, a budding career as a writer in Hollywood, an apartment of her own, and a healthy obsession with yoga. But when she found herself on the floor of her apartment wailing into the phone, ‘but I don’t want to be sick,’ her entire world came crashing down.A doctor had just revealed that she had Multiple Sclerosis, a potentially debilitating disease, her good friend was getting married that weekend and the only people she wanted to call were her parents. In a time when she was supposed to be coming into her own as an adult, all she could think was who’s going to want to marry me now?As she embarked on a medical quest, subjecting herself to countless MRIs and a painful spinal tap that…
3 Facing the Cognitive Challenges of Multiple Sclerosis
When attorney Jeffrey N. Gingold misplaced his wife on the living room couch and lost awareness of his children, little did he know that he was experiencing a hidden symptom of multiple sclerosis: cognitive difficulties. How do you handle getting lost, while driving just blocks from your home? Facing the Cognitive Challenges of Multiple Sclerosis is a courageous and compelling personal account of one man’s anguishing struggle with this aspect of the disease. It is written for the silent majority of MS patients who are privately dealing with MS cognitive symptoms and potential disabilities…
4 Finding Harmony: The remarkable dog that helped a family through the darkest of times
Heartwarming, inspirational and genuinely touching, Finding Harmony is the remarkable true story of an extraordinary dog that rescued a woman from the depths of depression and transformed a family for ever.
A keen mountaineer, Sally Hyder was in her prime and loving life. She shared her passion for climbing with her partner Andrew and it was a dream come true when Andrew proposed at Everest Base Camp. For them, climbing mountains made anything seem possible and represented their attitude to life.
But a year after Sally and Andrew were married Sally was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. She was only 28 and was training to be a Macmillan nurse…
5 The Electrifying Story of Multiple Sclerosis
Because Multiple Sclerosis is a disease that someone will live with for years, or even decades, it is important for family and friends to understand what the person is going through and learn how to give support. Multiple Sclerosis used to be feared because it was so unpredictable and doctors knew very little in how to treat it. Thanks to good research and great doctors, people can live with MS even though there is not a cure yet. The Electrifying Story of Multiple Sclerosis is written to help people understand what it feels like to have the disease, how to help, and what symptoms people feel.
6 Stop Carrying the Weight of Your MS
Make your own rules for weight loss instead of breaking someone else’s! Losing weight doesn’t have to mean sacrificing happiness–especially when you want to do what’s best for your body and your MS. If you’re ready to make your health a top priority and find your individual answer to healing your body then Stop Carrying the Weight of Your MS is an essential piece of the puzzle. Losing weight is a known solution to slowing multiple sclerosis progression and making symptoms more manageable. But diets can be very complex and restrictive, leaving people to feel lacking and like they’re failing at staying healthy. The good news is…
7 Overcome The BS of MS: A 3-Step Plan For Women Living With Multiple Sclerosis
Having lived with Multiple Sclerosis (“MS”) herself since 2001, author Lisa Cohen defines the “BS of MS” as an amalgam of the physical changes and losses caused by MS, the life changes and challenges that result, and the psychological and emotional “stuff” that comes along with those changes and challenges. This BS of MS may cause women living with MS to “live small,” feel burdened, and feel defeated on a daily basis. An easy-read reference handbook, “Overcome the BS of MS” provides a 3-Step Plan that is a system of preparation, personal empowerment…
8 No More Secs!: Living, Laughing, & Loving Despite Multiple Sclerosis
When 44-year-old Ann Pietrangelo is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, all previous assumptions about health, work, and her budding romance are up for grabs. How do you plan for life’s second half with a body you’ve never met before? One precarious step at a time. From the impersonal diagnosis by email to a wedding presided over by a funeral director, this is no tragic tale of woe. Like relapsing/remitting MS itself, the book alternates between the serious (“When I turn toward him, there’s a big…
9 Faulty Wiring: Living with Invisible MS
10 Awkward Bitch: My Life with MS
MS doesn’t show up at a time that’s “good for you.” On the contrary, it often bumbles in at the most inopportune points in life. For author Marlo Donato Parmelee it came just a few months into her international career move. She left New York for London to pursue a music career — only to begin losing her eyesight to MS within a month. Here, she chronicles her journey through those early months and provides comfort for others facing the same diagnosis.
11 Live Your Life, Not Your Diagnosis: How to Manage Stress and Live Well with Your New Health Condition
Discussing everything from diet and exercise to stress and emotion management, Live Your Life, Not Your Diagnosis provides tools readers can use immediately to help them feel better while living with a diagnosis. Written by a master certified mindset coach who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2000, readers won’t find negative, scary stories about how a diagnosis will hurt them. Instead, they will find stories of bravery, wellness, support, and detailed steps on how they too can live their life—not their diagnosis.