{"product_id":"women-living-with-multiple-sclerosis-conversations-on-living-laughing-and-coping-paperback","title":"Women Living with Multiple Sclerosis: Conversations on Living, Laughing and Coping - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJudith Lynn Nichols\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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\u003c\/p\u003e\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\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 8.3 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 21, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761158422816,"sku":"9780897932189","price":18.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/914f5c7b040fbce10fb7a81b5d19de51_c54a4923-cff4-4a7b-88c6-8c8400e82374.webp?v=1780201069","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/women-living-with-multiple-sclerosis-conversations-on-living-laughing-and-coping-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}