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deleted_user 10/21/2007

Hi everyone...just time for a quick post before Desperate Housewives starts. (My guilty pleasure is this show with a glass of good wine)

I need to find a good up to date book on MS...not too medical, it's for my husband to read. I was at Borders last night, they only had two MS books, which were:
The MS Workbook (nope,not for me)
Curing MS (alternative therapies/diet)

Being the medically inclined gal that I am, and believing strongly in technology/advances in medical science, I don't want the natural method books. I would never argue against diet/vitamin/natural therapies, but only in addition to mainline medical theory. Therefore...I'm looking for some book that might explain the basics to my numbskull (no pun intended, I am the "numbskull", ha ha ha) husband. I got an excellent book from the library,which I will post seperately, but it's more psychology. Can anyone help me out?

Sarah B, in CT

feisty 10/21/2007

I recommend MS For Dummies. I've given it to all my family members and friends. -Jen

deleted_user 10/21/2007

I did not even think to look and see if there was a dummies book for MS! That would be PERFECT. Thanks.

SpyderNCSU 10/22/2007

I found David Lander's book "Fall Down Laughing" to be a great read. Full of information and with a light presentation........Steve

PS: David played Squiggy on Laverne and Shirley........
and has MS

deleted_user 10/27/2007

I really like Montel Williams book on MS :)

deleted_user 10/27/2007

there is a book that is called Blindsided by Richard Cohen it doesn't go into a lot of detail about meds but more about what it like to live in our shoes for me it was the best i have ever read

deleted_user 10/27/2007

to add to my post i would give this book to any i know that ms was a part of someones live that they cared about, it puts a whole new look on things at least it did for me and i am the one with damn ms it makes you think about yourself and look at your life in a hole new way

deleted_user 10/30/2007

ummm...the best one I have read so far is by Meredith Viera's husband...its called Blindsided.

deleted_user 10/30/2007

I also liked the Montel Willams book. Things he wrote like feet burning and not liking to be touch made me relize I was not alone, someone understood.

TexasMS 10/31/2007

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