Product Description: An inspiring story of one man's diagnosis with Multiple Sclerosis at age 47 and his struggle to rise from the depths of despair to the stage of a bodybuilding contest.When David Lyons lay in his hospital bed numb from the chest down, barely able to move and just diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, little did he know the journey God was about to take him on...read more

When attorney Jeffrey N. Gingold misplaced his wife on the living room couch, and became lost while driving just blocks from his home, little did he know that he was experiencing a hidden symptom of multiple sclerosis: cognitive difficulties. Facing the Cognitive Challenges of Multiple Sclerosis is a courageous and compelling personal account of one mans anguishing struggle with this aspect of the disease. It was written for the silent majority of MS patients who are privately dealing with MS cognitive symptoms and potential disabilities. The National Multiple Sclerosis Society estimates that over 400,000 people in the U.S. have been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, and there are millions more worldwide. Conservatively speaking, half of them will encounter varying degrees of cognitive difficulties. Facing the Cognitive Challenges of Multiple Sclerosis brings this hidden disability into the open. It is an essential resource that will educate individuals coping with multiple sclerosis, and inform their families, caregivers, doctors and therapists.

Product Description: Offering candid, heartfelt, and inspiring stories of 40 diverse individuals who have been affected by multiple sclerosis (MS), this compilation creates a connection that is vital to those dealing with the mysterious and difficult symptoms of this nerve condition...read more

Product Description: Set in the years between the meteoric launches of Madonna and Courtney Love, Petal Pusher takes readers on a stirring journey across rock and roll, from the big-haired 1980s to the grunge-filled 1990s, when Laurie Lindeen brought her all-girl band, Zuzu's Petals, to compete in the indie rock arena...read more

Traces the veteran journalist's struggles with multiple sclerosis and cancer while raising three children alongside his television host wife Meredith Vieira, in a memoir that addresses such issues as the nature of denial, the benefits of resilience, and the redemptive effects of a loving family. Reprint. 50,000 first printing.

Product Description: This moving account tells the story of how MS, an unpredictable disease, has sent one woman on a different path. Writing with great clarity and the ability to meet the issues around MS in an honest, forthright, and engaging style, Catherine Edward grapples with the day-to-day truth of the disease, all the while maintaining her courage and sense of humor...read more

Product Description: In a series of dramatic essays and photographs by the renowned San Francisco-based photographer Amelia Davis, My Story is an evocative description of what it is like to live with multiple sclerosis (MS), a disease that affects about 350,000 Americans and whose cause is still not entirely known...read more

Product Description: Here, Jackie Waldman has collected stories of 24 men and women living with MS, who have extraordinary lives and who have found the courage to do new things or old things in new ways. The first story is her own - the self-described charmed life - until she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis...read more

In an inspirational collection of real-life stories, seventeen individuals with multiple sclerosis describe their personal experiences with the devastating ailment, discussing their struggle to accept the illness and build new lives, the emotional and physical impact of the disease, and more. Original. 40,000 first printing.

The author describes the role religious faith has played in her family life, marriage, and struggle against multiple sclerosis

Product Description: A remarkable account of a sister who was miraculously healed.