| Edition |
Johns Hopkins paperback ed. |
| Description |
xii, 128 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-124) and index. |
| Contents |
Being diagnosed -- Grieving -- The psychological challenges of MS -- Facing the needle: the MS medications -- Whom do I tell and when? -- Impact on our jobs -- Having children --Staying healthy and fit -- Managing the fatigue of multiple sclerosis -- Could I be depressed? -- You and your doctor -- Dealing with disability -- Getting involved with the MS community -- Finding balance. |
| Summary |
A physician working, teaching and raising a daughter despite her own multiple sclerosis gives us personal and professional insights into the physical, medical and psychological challenges in the aftermath of an MS diagnosis, including how to keep hope, strength, health, career and options for parenthood. |
| Subject |
Multiple sclerosis -- Patients -- North Carolina -- Biography.
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Physicians with disabilities -- North Carolina -- Biography.
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Women physicians -- United States -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
9780801893926 (pbk.) : $17.95 |
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0801893925 (pbk.) |
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