The First Year--Multiple Sclerosis An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed

by Blackstone, Margaret; Sadiq, Saud A.

• ISBN13: 9781569245224
• ISBN10: 1569245223
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-01-08
• Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books

Author Biography

Margaret Blackstone is a graduate of Yale University. She was awarded the Murray Fellowship and wrote and translated poetry in Mexico for a year. She is the author of several books on a variety of medical topics, including Beat Diabetes and Recovering from a C-Section, and a poet and an award-winning author of children's books. She lives in Greenwich Village with her family

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xiii
Introduction	p. xv
Living: Beeling	p. 1
Learning: Beginning to Understand MS	p. 4
Living: Reeling Back In	p. 9
Learning: Tests	p. 14
Living: Whom Do I Tell? What Do I Say?	p. 18
Learning: Your Medical Team	p. 24
Living: Why Me?	p. 28
Learning: Who Gets MS?	p. 33
Living: Telling Your Parents and Others	p. 37
Learning: Diet, Exercise, MS, and You--A Preview	p. 42
Living: Telling Your Employer and Business Colleagues	p. 46
Learning: What Causes MS?	p. 50
Living: Coping with Fear	p. 54
Learning: How to Relax	p. 59
First-Week Milestone	p. 63
Living: Debunking MS Myths and Stereotypes	p. 65
Learning: Your Treatment Options: Disease-Modifying Medications	p. 68
Living: Think Wellness	p. 75
Learning: Relapses and Exacerbations	p. 79
Living: Making Daily Life Easier to Manage	p. 83
Learning: Managing Your Symptoms	p. 86
First-Month Milestone	p. 97
Living: Coping with Stress	p. 99
Learning: Types of MS	p. 108
Living: Your New Routine	p. 112
Learning: Diet and MS	p. 118
Living: Sex and MS	p. 124
Learning: Making Exercise Your Ally	p. 130
Living: Life Choices, Life Changes	p. 136
Learning: Complementary and Alternative Medicine	p. 140
Living: Traveling with MS	p. 149
Learning: The Ins and Outs of Insurance	p. 154
Half-Year Milestone	p. 161
Living: Home Safety for MS	p. 163
Learning: Types and Levels of Disability	p. 168
Living: Starting a Family	p. 172
Learning: Improving Your Memory and Powers of Concentration	p. 177
Living: Updating Your Medical Situation	p. 181
Learning: Other Medication Options	p. 186
Living: Your Relationships: What's Changed, What's Stayed the Same	p. 189
Learning: Finding Support Groups	p. 197
Living: Taking Stock	p. 201
Learning: Trends in MS Research	p. 206
Living: Looking Back, Moving On	p. 210
Learning: How to Keep Learning--The Internet	p. 214
Glossary	p. 217
For Further Reading	p. 220
Resources	p. 222
Acknowledgments	p. 226
Index	p. 228
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