Multiple Sclerosis For Dummies: 2nd Edition

by Kathleen Costello, ANP-BC, Xe Sands (Read by), Barbara Giesser MD, Rosalind Kalb PhD, David Baldacci (Foreword by)

Overview

Being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) doesn't mean your life is over. Everyone's MS is different and no one can predict exactly what yours will be like. The fact is, lots of people live their lives with MS without making a full-time job of it.

Multiple Sclerosis For Dummies gives you accessible, easy-to-understand information about what happens with MS—what kinds of symptoms it can cause, how it can affect your life at home and at work, what you can do to feel and function better, and how you can protect yourself and your family against the long-term unpredictability of the disease. You'll learn how to make treatment and lifestyle choices that work for you, what qualities to look for in a neurologist and the rest of your healthcare team, how to manage fatigue, the pros and cons of alternative medicine, why and how to talk to your kids about MS, stress management strategies, your rights under the Americans with Disabilities act, and so much more.

Multiple Sclerosis For Dummies gives you everything you need to make educated choices and comfortable decisions about living with MS.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798200309009
Publisher:	Tantor
Publication date:	03/01/2021
Series:	For Dummies Books
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 5.70(h) x 0.00(d)

About the Author

Xe Sands has more than a decade of experience bringing stories to life through narration, performance, and visual art, including recordings of the Nightwalkers series from Jaquelyn Frank. She has received several honors, including AudioFile Earphones Awards and a coveted Audie Award, and she was named Favorite Debut Romance Narrator of 2011 in the Romance Audiobooks poll.

Kathy Costello is the Vice-President of Healthcare Access for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and a past president of the International Organization of Multiple Sclerosis Nurses. She is also a nurse practitioner and adjunct assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins MS Center located in Baltimore, Maryland. Ms. Costello has written and lectured extensively on MS and MS care. She received her BSN and MS from the University of Maryland.

Barbara Giesser, MD, is Professor of Clinical Neurology in the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and the Clinical Director of the MS Program at UCLA. She has been specializing in multiple sclerosis patient care since 1982 and is internationally recognized for her clinical expertise. Dr. Geisser is the author of Primer on Multiple Sclerosis.

Rosalind C. Kalb, PhD is the vice president of the Professional Resource Center at the National Multiple Sclerosis Society in New York City, developing and providing educational materials and consultation services for healthcare professionals. Dr. Kalb has authored or edited a number of publications about multiple sclerosis, including Multiple Sclerosis: The Questions You Have-The Answers You Need.

David Baldacci is one of the world’s favorite storytellers and a global bestselling author, with twenty-one of his novels making the #1 spot on the New York Times bestsellers list. In 2011 he was inducted into the International Crime Writing Hall of Fame. His books are published in over forty-five languages and in more than eighty countries, with 150 million copies sold worldwide. His works have been adapted for both feature film and television. He is also the cofounder, along with his wife, of the Wish You Well Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting literacy efforts across America.