Readers Write.Sound off! Send e-mails to <editor@nmss.org> or write to Editor, National MS Society, 733 Third Avenue, 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 10017-3288. The mind reels The Spring 2000 edition of InsideMS is a treasure of truth! "MS and the Mind" made me feel like someone had been spying spying: see espionage. Spying Birch, Harvey a double spy, secretly in the employ of George Washington. [Am. Lit.: Cooper The Spy] Bond, James Agent 007: super spy, super hero. [Br. Lit.: Herman, 27] C.I. on me. Reading that the cognitive, emotional, and memory incidents are not unusual helped me remove some of the guilt I feel. The illustrations by David Hollenbach spoke so well of the cranial/ emotional confusion brought on by MS. David showed both the "Oh, you look so good!" face along with reality. Thank you for the honesty Honesty See also Righteousness, Virtuousness. Alethia ancient Greek personification of truth. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 18] Better Business Bureau nationwide system of organizations investigating dishonest business practices. [Am. without pairing it with complete desperation or fantasy solutions. LINDA MAIORANA, VIA E-MAIL e-mail: see electronic mail. in full electronic mail Messages and other data exchanged between individuals using computers in a network. I've gone through 2 career changes, and each became a failure because of people problems largely caused by the type of cognitive problems described in your excerpts and articles. No one would believe they were MS-caused! I kept searching for MS research to back up my theories, but found none. Finally, I gave up, retired, and decided the world would never catch up with my problems. Your special section says there is now hope. Thank you. I hope this will not be a one-time coverage, and that your experts will evaluate and work with educators specializing in right brain/left brain research. NAME WITHHELD, VIA E-MAIL Humble pie humble pie n. A pie formerly made from the edible organs of a deer or hog. Idiom: eat humble pie To be forced to apologize abjectly or admit one's faults in humiliating circumstances. ? In "Consumer Alert: Eat, Drink, and Be Wary" [see Winter 2000, page 23] I was astounded a·stound tr.v. a·stound·ed, a·stound·ing, a·stounds To astonish and bewilder. See Synonyms at surprise. [From Middle English astoned, past participle of astonen, that you didn't mention the most obvious and user-friendly resource, the American Dietetic Association The American Dietetic Association (ADA) is the United States' largest organization of food and nutrition professionals, with nearly 65,000 members. Approximately 75 % of ADA's members are registered dietitians and about 4 % are dietetic technicians, registered. . Their Web address is <www.eatright.org>. Their toll-free number is 1-800-366-1655. MARY HELEN GUNKLER, VIA E-MAIL Editor's note Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : The American Dietetic Association is indeed a useful resource. We meant for this particular Consumer Alert to focus on newsletters and magazines. A voice to sing with At an MS Walk, I met Terry. She asked me what my hope was for an MS cure. I said I hoped I would be able to speak more clearly. She said she took singing lessons. That sounded like a good idea to me. Terry said, "I will introduce you to my voice teacher." I have now been taking voice lessons for 3 years. The essence of singing is knowing how to breathe correctly. That is why I take voice lessons. I feel it is very important that I do something for myself. JOHN E. SHANTZ, NEW YORK Sheen doesn't shine In the Spring 2000 edition, there is an article about a fictional character portrayed por·tray tr.v. por·trayed, por·tray·ing, por·trays 1. To depict or represent pictorially; make a picture of. 2. To depict or describe in words. 3. To represent dramatically, as on the stage. by Martin Sheen on NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. [see page 19], who states, "My particular course of MS is called `relapsing-remitting', which means I should experience total recovery after attacks." This information is clearly not correct. A patient will either experience total recovery after an exacerbation ex·ac·er·ba·tion n. An increase in the severity of a disease or in any of its signs or symptoms. ex·ac , or will experience some permanent neurological neurological, neurologic pertaining to or emanating from the nervous system or from neurology. neurological assessment evaluation of the health status of a patient with a nervous system disorder or dysfunction. loss upon resolution of the exacerbation. Failure to acknowledge this perpetuates discrimination against all of us with relapsing-remitting MS. ANGELA M. BRUNKE, OREGON I love my life I'm not sure if you have ever heard this before, but I am glad that I have MS. It saved my soul. I joined AA and found out that there is a God, but I wasn't Him! I am from the same state that Dr. Kevorkian comes from [see Winter 2000, page 47] but he would have trouble relying on people like me for future customers. I love my life, my faith, my family, my friends, and my AA program. It truly can't get any better than this! PAUL J. FITZGERALD MICHIGAN A failing grade I am not, in any way, writing this letter to you to say that I dislike your magazine. My 37-year-old mother was diagnosed 2 summers ago with MS. At first, I was very scared. In sixth grade last year, I did a report on MS. After my report, I was still very confused, so I read many articles from your magazine. To my surprise, there are no stories of how people are still achieving their goals, still having fun, and still living their life to the fullest even though they have MS. Now, just imagine being a 12-year-old and everything you read is about how horrible MS is! Yes, I know that they are the facts, but your magazine is very depressing. You need to publish more hopeful stories, so that people with MS have some faith in themselves and not fear. NAOMIE KACHEL, PENNSYLVANIA Editor's note: Anyone between the ages of 10 and 19 is invited to submit stories, poetry, or art to Teen InsideMS, our special supplement to be published this fall. The deadline has been extended to July 24. Send to: Teen InsideMS, National MS Society, 733 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017-3288, or e-mail to <editor@nmss.org>. |
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