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In the quirky, sassy voice that has made her popular on health Web sites and with the women of MS MOMS, Lorna Moorhead recounts the experience of her first year with multiple sclerosis with a vitality unique in the often gloomy world of personal medical histories.
Rather than focusing on the sadness and difficulties that followed her diagnosis, Moorhead deals with the practical problems faced by many MS patients: how to parent effectively, stand up to doctors who think she looks "fine," and what to do with the mixed bag of cognitive difficulties. Moorhead is a real-life person with real-life reactions to MS-she fights back when people attack her for parking in the handicapped spot even though she looks normal and she faces life with a spunky humor that will lift the spirits and encourage others fighting the disease. Hilarious, yet telling chapter headin | |  | | Phone in the Fridge: Five Years with Multiple Sclerosis
In the quirky, sassy voice that has made her popular on health websites and with the women of MS MOMS, the author recounts the experiences of her first five years with multiple sclerosis (MS). With a vitality unique in the often gloomy world of personal medical histories, she offers the best of her insights into life with MS in this compilation of essays on everything from fighting depression to being an effective parent. Combining humor with honesty, personal advice is offered on subjects such as being diagnosed with MS, battling cognitive difficulties, and staying optimistic.
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