Light touch-tough issues. (heads up).We're giving a light touch to two serious effects of MS in this issue--sexual problems and urinary difficulties. Before you delve into our "Valentine's Day Valentine's Day: see Saint Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day Lovers' holiday celebrated on February 14, the feast day of St. Valentine, one of two 3rd-century Roman martyrs of the same name. St. Special" or visit "Toilet World", we want you to know that our light touch does not mean we view these devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. problems lightly. These are all too common symptoms of MS. They may occur early or late, and they don't predict the course of the disease. They don't even serve to distinguish MS as "mild", "moderate", or "severe". Those designations are given to MS that is mostly quiet, producing some disability over time, or rapidly worsening wors·en tr. & intr.v. wors·ened, wors·en·ing, wors·ens To make or become worse. Noun 1. worsening - process of changing to an inferior state decline in quality, deterioration, declension . While problems with sex and elimination don't serve our clinical researchers as "benchmarks" of MS, everyone in the MS community should understand that these problems can be hugely difficult to live with. Moreover, they may affect people who are going about their lives "looking so good" that their friends and neighbors have no clue to what they're going through. We hope a light touch will help open some doors and encourage talk with spouses and lovers, and with nurses, doctors, and rehab specialists. The loss of sexual intimacy doesn't have to be accepted as inevitable. Solutions require optimism and a spirit of adventure. They may also require some professional help. Loss of a reliable bladder can be an overwhelming blow to self-esteem and independence. Author Shelley Peterman Pe´ter`man n. 1. A fisherman; - so called after the apostle Peter. Schwarz's first advice is to cry until more tears More Tears was a Canadian television series, which aired on CBC Television in 1998. The series was a short run dramedy, produced and written by Ken Finkleman following the success of his 1996 series The Newsroom, and was in part a remake of Federico Fellini's won't come. (Page 67.) Solutions require ingenuity, the help of informed health-care professionals, and a can-do spirit. Working for solutions is far from easy. The National MS Society can not only refer you to informed professionals in your area but also help you find some others with MS to talk to. The National Multiple Sclerosis Society The National Multiple Sclerosis Society, a United States-based non-profit organization, and its network of chapters nationwide promote research, educate, advocate on issues relating to multiple sclerosis, and organize a wide range of programs, including support for the newly is proud to be a source of information on multiple sclerosis multiple sclerosis (MS), chronic, slowly progressive autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system attacks the protective myelin sheaths that surround the nerve cells of the brain and spinal cord (a process called demyelination), resulting in damaged areas . Our Texts are based on professional advice, published experience, and expert opinion, but do not represent individual therapeutic recommendation or prescription. For specific information and advice, consult a qualified physician. |
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