An MS diagnosis presents many unanswered questions: How is this diagnosis going to change my life? Where do I begin? How will I manage to take care of my family, work, and travel? No one knows the answers to these questions better than Shelley Peterman Schwarz, who has lived nearly forty years with multiple sclerosis. Schwarz imbues her updated collection of practical tips and short cuts with personal stories that highlight her trials and triumphs. Shelley shares her real-life experiences as a wife, mother, friend, and employee/employer coping, managing, and growing with MS with a humorous…mehr
An MS diagnosis presents many unanswered questions: How is this diagnosis going to change my life? Where do I begin? How will I manage to take care of my family, work, and travel? No one knows the answers to these questions better than Shelley Peterman Schwarz, who has lived nearly forty years with multiple sclerosis. Schwarz imbues her updated collection of practical tips and short cuts with personal stories that highlight her trials and triumphs. Shelley shares her real-life experiences as a wife, mother, friend, and employee/employer coping, managing, and growing with MS with a humorous warmth and unflinching honesty. This extensively revised and updated third edition is packed with helpful information and now includes over 800 tips and new solutions and strategies for confronting the challenges of living a full life with a debilitating chronic illness. With Shelley's guidance, readers will learn to conserve valuable time and energy, develop techniques for making everyday tasks easier, manage symptoms, maintain positive relationships, stay motivated, and bounce back when MS knocks you down. Expanded chapters cover medical issues, home safety and accessibility, dressing and looking your best, and travel. NEW sections include: A Thriver's Guide Taking Charge-Mentally and Physically Family and Friends Marriage Sexual Compatibility and Intimacy Being a Parent Driving and Disability Working Finding Help and Support With hundreds of new tips and tools, and practical wisdom for meeting challenges large and small, this book continues to inform, encourage, validate, and empower individuals and families living with multiple sclerosis.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
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Autorenporträt
Shelley Peterman Schwarz and her husband, Dave, live in Madison, Wisconsin. At the time of her MS diagnosis in 1979, Shelley was working as a teacher of the deaf and mother to a 5- and 3-year old. She has received numerous awards and is an internationally acclaimed author, columnist, and TV and radio personality in the field of living well with a disability. Her "Making Life Easier" columns appear regularly in newspapers, magazines, newsletters, and on websites.
Inhaltsangabe
Contents A Word From the Author Acknowledgments 1. Basic Principles for Living With MS 2. The Thriver’s Guide 3. Taking Charge—Mentally and Physically 4. Medical Issues 5. Family and Friends 6. Marriage 7. Sexual Compatibility and Intimacy 8. Being a Parent 9. Your House and Home 10. Mealtime 11. Dressing—Looking Your Best 12. Working 13. Driving and Disability 14. Weekend Getaways and Extended Travel 15. Finding Help and Support Index About the Author
Contents A Word From the Author Acknowledgments 1. Basic Principles for Living With MS 2. The Thriver’s Guide 3. Taking Charge—Mentally and Physically 4. Medical Issues 5. Family and Friends 6. Marriage 7. Sexual Compatibility and Intimacy 8. Being a Parent 9. Your House and Home 10. Mealtime 11. Dressing—Looking Your Best 12. Working 13. Driving and Disability 14. Weekend Getaways and Extended Travel 15. Finding Help and Support Index About the Author
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