Living Beyond Multiple Sclerosis: a Women's Guide.LIVING BEYOND MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS: A WOMEN'S GUIDE Judith Lynn Nichols and Her Online Group of MS Sisters; Foreword fore·word n. A preface or an introductory note, as for a book, especially by a person other than the author. foreword Noun an introductory statement to a book Noun 1. by Lily Jung, MD Judy Lynn Nichols and her friends explain, in roundtable fashion, the idiosyncrasies of the disease simply and with humor humor, according to ancient theory, any of four bodily fluids that determined man's health and temperament. Hippocrates postulated that an imbalance among the humors (blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile) resulted in pain and disease, and that good health was . But while it calls itself A Women's Guide, this book is for anyone and everyone with MS: women, men, old-timers, newly diagnosed--even friends, family, and employers. This is the second book Nichols and her online friends have written together. They all met via a computer bulletin board on MS and over many years have become very close, particularly when they discuss problems and triumphs in living with the "MonSter," as they call it. As one woman states: "You gals are as much a part of my life as if you were my blood kin." Topics in the book are handled with just the right kind of humor. Subjects include diagnostic tools, various kinds of treatment, and how to shop for as well as how to fire a doctor. The book includes a glossary A term used by Microsoft Word and adopted by other word processors for the list of shorthand, keyboard macros created by a particular user. See glossaries in this publication and The Computer Glossary. and a long list of resources. Hunter House Hunter House is a historic house in Newport, Rhode Island. It is located at 54 Washington Street. The architecture of Hunter House is Georgian Colonial. This large 2-1/2 story house has a balustraded gambrel roof and heavy stud construction. , 2000. 256 pp. $14.95. 1-800-266-5592, <www.hunterhouse.com>. Reviewed by Sharon M. Brown, a charter member of the online group Computer Literate computer literacy n. The ability to operate a computer and to understand the language used in working with a specific system or systems. computer literate adj. Advocates with MS <www.clams.org >. |
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