The Brow of Dawn: One Woman's Journey with MS

by Edward, Catherine

• ISBN13: 9781933480190
• ISBN10: 193348019X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-05-01
• Publisher: Bunim & Bannigan Ltd

Summary

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. To assist her memory of the progression of the disease between visits to her doctor, she wrote diary-like reports. After receiving one set of notes, her doctor wrote back to her, suggesting that she write a book from which others could benefit.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
A Fast Beginning
Snow Wings	p. 1
Just Young	p. 3
Seeing Afresh	p. 9
Out of the Blue
Stark Raving Clear	p. 12
Out of the Blue	p. 16
Thinking About It	p. 18
Pearsie	p. 23
The Eyes	p. 29
My Girl	p. 31
Cheeks	p. 34
Magnificent Splendor	p. 37
The Wasp Nest	p. 39
Two Novembers	p. 41
Trade Winds	p. 47
The Broom Closet Conference	p. 49
The Ballerina Cast and the Bus	p. 52
The Appointment	p. 58
Words/Tenebrae	p. 61
Counted Steps
New York, New York	p. 66
The Rant	p. 72
Sleep	p. 75
The Care Package	p. 77
"Mother Beloved"	p. 79
Travel/Bamako	p. 80
Episodes and Events
The Music Books	p. 85
Back on the Ward	p. 85
Pedal	p. 89
Illusion	p. 90
Trip Through Spring	p. 91
B&B-No Heritage Inn	p. 94
Painting the Bower	p. 97
Plenty	p. 99
The Flash	p. 103
Ballroom Dancing	p. 104
Chopin, Daddy	p. 106
Autumn Means MS Clinic	p. 111
The Quilt	p. 119
The Diary	p. 121
Blossom Count	p. 128
Harley and Mr. K	p. 131
Clean-up	p. 135
Not Me	p. 136
Acknowledgments	p. 141
National Multiple Sclerosis Organizations	p. 143
About the Author	p. 145
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