Multiple Sclerosis: A Guide for Families, Third Edition.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 : A Guide for Families, Third Edition BY ROSALIND Rosalind (rŏz`əlĭnd', rō`zə–), in astronomy, one of the natural satellites, or moons, of Uranus. Rosalind her sylvan exile sets scene for comedy. [Br. Lit. C. KALB, PHD While the 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. effects of MS are most keenly and immediately experienced by people living with it, the disease can significantly change the lives of whole families. In the 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. to Dr. Kalb's thorough and readable read·a·ble adj. 1. Easily read; legible: a readable typeface. 2. Pleasurable or interesting to read: a readable story. guide, Nancy J. Holland, RN, EdD, considers some of the challenges MS can bring to a family. "What happens," she asks, "when a promising career is detoured, resulting in the loss of college funds for the children and retirement income for parents? How do family members feel when their roles begin to shift in response to the demands of the illness? How can a family plan for a future that has been redefined by an unpredictable disease?" Now in its third edition, Multiple Sclerosis: A Guide for Families faces many such tough questions. Dr. Kalb emphasizes throughout the importance of extensive family discussions. In addition to Dr. Holland's new Foreword, the third edition offers new chapters addressing potential longterm care needs and parenting a child or teen with MS. Other chapters have been expanded and updated to create a dynamic book that will prove useful to both families living with MS and the professionals who assist them. Dr. Kalb is director of the Society's Professional Resource Center; Dr. Holland is vice president of Clinical Programs for the Society. Demos Medical Publishing, 2005, 256 pages, $24.95.386 Park Avenue South, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY 10016. Web site: www.demosmedpub.com. |
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