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The First Year: Multiple Sclerosis: An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed (The First Year)

The First Year: Multiple Sclerosis: An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed (The First Year)
By Margaret Blackstone

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One of the most widely recommended guides to living with multiple sclerosis, now completely revised and updated, including the latest research, the most recent information on treatments (including the news on Tysabri®), and new tips for managing MS. Multiple sclerosis is as much a mystery as it is a disease, but this chronic and often disabling condition of the central nervous system affects over 400,000 people nationwide. From the moment of her diagnosis in 2000, Margaret Blackstone took charge and educated herself on every aspect of her condition. Now, as a "patient-expert," she guides those newly diagnosed step-by-step through their first year with MS. She provides crucial information about: The most up-to-date treatment options Effective alternative therapies Choosing the right medical team Discussing your condition with family, friends, and co-workers Current medical research Stress management and exercises Extensive online and community resources Strategies for accomplishing necessary lifestyle changes

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #37326 in Books
  • Published on: 2007-01-31
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 288 pages

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"A courageous book, as practical as it is compassionate." -- Marc Siegel, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, NYU Medical Center

"Blackstone's book offers the best medicine there is: hope through knowledge and positive action." -- Studs Terkel, author and oral historian

"[Offers] practical answers at a time of profound fragility." -- Richard Cohen, The New York Times

About the Author
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.
Saud A. Sadiq, MD, is the Director of The Multiple Sclerosis Research and Treatment Center and Chairman, Department of Neurology, at St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital in New York.
Contributor residences: Blackstone: New York, New York; Sadiq: New York, New York

Customer Reviews

Must read5
After my sister was diagnosed with MS I began to eduacate myself on the disease. I was looking for information and help to ease my anxiety. This book is written by a woman who experienced all the same things my sister and I were thinking and doing. It was a great read. Lots of insightful information. We will read it and reference it again.

The First Year5
I was just diagnosed with MS in January and so far I have found this book to be very helpful.

the first year multiple sclerosis5
Great Book!! With just a recent diagnosis of MS, I have many books. This book covers it all. I encorage anyone with MS to read it.