The First Year: Multiple Sclerosis: An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed
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| Rating | : | 4.46 (610 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1569242615 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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From the moment of her diagnosis in 2000, Margaret Blackstone took charge and educated herself on every aspect of her condition. 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. Now, as a "patient-expert," she guides those newly diagnosed step-by-step through their first year with MS. 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. 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
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. Margaret Blackstone is a graduate of Yale University. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital in New York.Contributor residences: Blackstone: New York, New York; Sadiq: New York, New York. She was awarded the Murray Fellowship and wrote an
"Good source to learn about your diseasebut after you have learned about it, educate yourself on HSCTthe cure." according to Marcia Rose. I was just Dx. with MS in January, 2016this book has taught me a lot and I would recommend. It does teach you a lot about the disease and helps with the initial shockBUTthis book does not teach you that their is a cure! If you are newly Dx. and going through the intitial shock, learn everything you can about your diseaseincluding how to beat it. Google HSCT, it's a stem cell transplant, using chemo and your own stem cells, to cure MS at a 9Good source to learn about your diseasebut after you have learned about it, educate yourself on HSCTthe cure. I was just Dx. with MS in January, 2016this book has taught me a lot and I would recommend. It does teach you a lot about the disease and helps with the initial shockBUTthis book does not teach you that their is a cure! If you are newly Dx. and going through the intitial shock, learn everything you can about your diseaseincluding how to beat it. Google HSCT, it's a stem cell transplant, using chemo and your own stem cells, to cure MS at a 93% success rate if you have relapsing remitting MSDr. Richard Burt in Chicago is in his third clinical trial with awesome results. But there are. % success rate if you have relapsing remitting MSDr. Richard Burt in Chicago is in his third clinical trial with awesome results. But there are. "Too Light for Such a Heavy Disease" according to L. Farwell. This book is simplistic and annoyingly cheerful. Perhaps I know too much about multiple sclerosis after being part of my brother's struggle for 15 years and then recently being diagnosed myself. I found Blackstone's attitude like that of a kindly old aunt. Don't worry, dearie, you can overcome this nasty little problem and live a full and happy life like anyone else.Puleese! Tell it like it is. Tell it the way Montel Williams did in his personal experience, "Climbing Higher", which was painfully honest, realistic, enlightening and inspiring.I am stuck with this disease and must lea. Amazon Customer said Biased and not comforting. As another reviewer has said below, I was not impressed with the standard of research and referencing in this book. The drug section is indeed heavily biased towards the drug the author is taking and she even goes so far as to claim that other drugs are ineffective for most people-contrary to what the science says. I also found much of the emotional stuff moved too quickly for me- she really only deals with it in the first week, and as someone who has been diagnosed 6 weeks, I am still working towards the positive attitude that I should apparently have already. I also found the mon
Blackstone's book offers the best medicine there is: hope through knowledge and positive action." -- Studs Terkel . Ms. It includes resources for travel, MS Organizations, employment laws, alternative and complementary therapies, and medications.""Blackstone is an ideal person to write about the first year of living with MS she delivers as truthful but 'don't panic' picture of MS, validating and informing about the facts, the fears, and the nuts and bolts.""In Margaret Blackstone's gracefully organized journey through the first year of multiple sclerosis, personal stories and important information are seamlessly woven to provide comfort and power to those newly diagnosed. "Offers prac