Product Description

An insightful, informative, and empathic resource for learning to live well with multiple sclerosis.

This comprehensive yet accessible work provides authoritative and reassuring answers to the many questions that overwhelm those undergoing testing and treatment for multiple sclerosis. It discusses traditional and complementary therapies for MS; explains medical terminology and diagnostics; and compassionately addresses the lifestyle changes many patients face while learning to manage this chronic and potentially debilitating disorder.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #38617 in Books
• Published on: 2003-11-10
• Format: Bargain Price
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 208 pages

Review
Beth Ann Hill's book...optimistically answers the most common questions answered by MS patients. -- James L. Bernat, M.D., Professor of Neurology at Dartmouth Medical School

Delightfully nonclinical and refreshingly real. -- Neil Cavuto, vice president, anchor, and managing editor of business news, Fox News Channel

This book has everything I wanted to know about MS (when I was diagnosed) but was afraid to ask. -- David L. Lander, author of Fall Down Laughing: How Squiggy Caught Multiple Sclerosis and Didn't Tell Nobody

Well written ... deals clearly and concisely with many of the issues that are important at all stages of the disease. -- Dr. H. Mattson, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Neurology, Director of the Indiana University MS Center

From the Publisher
This comprehensive yet accessible work provides authoritative and reassuring answers to the many questions that overwhelm those undergoing testing and treatment for multiple sclerosis. It discusses traditional and complementary therapies for MS; explains medical terminology and diagnostics; and compassionately addresses the lifestyle changes many patients face while learning to manage this chronic and potentially debilitating disorder.

About the Author
Beth Ann Hill, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1999, has become a tireless patient advocate active in the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Customer Reviews

Organized in a friendly, easy-to-read manner
My wife's diagnosis with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) set me out to learn about this dread condition, and in my search I found this book. Author Beth Ann Hill began suffering the symptoms of MS in 1995, but it wasn't until 10 doctors and four years later that she received her definitive diagnosis. After that, she also did her research on this dread condition, and this book is the fruit of her work.

As MS is a very individualized condition, Ms. Hall begins by sharing her story of her symptoms and adventures with the medical establishment. After that, she presents all of her information in the form of a series of questions and answers. The Q&As are divided into seven chapters: 1) Defining Multiple Sclerosis, 2) History and Statistics, 3) Symptoms, 4) Diagnosis and Medical Tests, 5) Treatment, 6) Family Issues, and 7) Lifestyle Changes.

But, that's not it. The final section of the book is entitled Suggestions, and has articles on What To Do If You Think You Have MS But Haven't Yet Been Diagnosed, Twenty Things To Do if You Have MS, Suggestions For Friends of MS Patients, and Suggestions For the Spouse Or Significant Other Of An MS Patient. And finally there is a list of MS Clinical Facilities that are affiliated with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (organized by state), and a glossary of term.

So, if you have reason to believe that you have MS, or have a loved one that you believe has MS, then this is an excellent book for you to get. It has all of its information organized in a friendly, easy-to-read manner that makes it very nice to read. I highly recommend this book to you.

For anyone having to comes to terms with MS
Author Beth Ann Hill consulted more than ten doctors only to end up enduring misdiagnosis after misdiagnosis -- until she was finally diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. Hill is now a determined patient advocate. In Multiple Sclerosis Q & A she offers the reader brief, honest, no-nonsense answers about MS in language and content totally accessible for the non-specialist general readers. Multiple Sclerosis Q & A also offers a list of support groups, clinical facilities, websites, books, and publications that can be used for more information. An excellent introduction to the realities of this troubling disease, Multiple Sclerosis Q & A is very highly recommended for anyone having to comes to terms with MS for themselves or for a loved one.

The best book on MS.
This book is great. My husband is 31 and has had MS for 5yrs. This book answered so many questions we've had but have been afraid to ask. Most importantly, the answers were very reassuring (just as the title says). I would recommend this book to anyone with MS or with a family member with MS. It will make you feel like the world isn't ending after all.