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Kanopy Streaming
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English
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease of the central nervous system. It affects twice as many women as men, who are usually diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 40.This Speaking from experience DVD offers offer first-hand accounts from people living with multiple sclerosis. It was produced in partnership with the MS Society VIC.
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English
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Where can a woman turn when her own life threatens to overwhelm her ability to keep her children safe? New York Times bestselling author Jacquelyn Mitchard takes the readers of her newest novel on a wry and moving journey of loss and healing. Giving advice is what Julieanne does for a living -- every Sunday she doles it out in a column in her local Wisconsin paper. But when it comes to her personal life, Julie herself seems to have missed some clues....
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Demos Medical Pub
Language
English
Description
Multiple Sclerosis: The Questions You Have, the Answers You Need is the definitive guide for everyone concerned with the disease-those who have MS and those who share their lives with someone who has it. It covers a wide range of topics in an accessiblequestion and answer format that allows people to easily find the information they need while providing a model of successful communication with healthcare providers. The contributors are leading authorities...
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English
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"Over the course of this ... memoir, Selma lays bare her addiction to alcohol, her devotion to her brilliant and complicated mother, and the moments she flirted with death. There is brutal violence, passionate love, true friendship, the gift of motherhood, and, finally, the surprising salvation of a multiple sclerosis diagnosis"--Dust jacket flap.
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English
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One afternoon, Abi Morgan returned home to find her longtime partner and father to their two kids collapsed on the bathroom floor. Jacob, who had been undergoing treatment for multiple sclerosis, had suddenly experienced a series of seizures and had to be put into a medically induced coma. As he slowly regained consciousness after six months, he made tentative steps to communicate with those around him, and grappled with the host of issues that had...
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English
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Since her diagnosis with Multiple Sclerosis in 1983, Linda McGowan has tenaciously pursued her dream of travelling the globe. From viewing the top of the world from a basket on the back of a porter at the Annapurna base camp in Nepal, to hob-knobbing with emperor penguins at the end of the world on the Falkland Islands, Linda describes in vivid detail her exploits and colorful encounters while travelling through vastly different countries. Using creativity,...
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St. Martin's Press
Language
English
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"A doctor's powerful and deeply human memoir about the mysteries of the brain and his 40 year quest to find a treatment for MS. Dr. Stephen L. Hauser is an acclaimed physician and neuroimmunologist who has spent his career performing cutting-edge research on multiple sclerosis (MS), a devastating brain disease that affects millions of people worldwide. His work has revolutionized our understanding of the genetic immunology and treatment of MS, and...
13) Love from A to Z
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Love from (Ali) volume 1
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Salaam Reads
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 13
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English
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Eighteen-year-old Muslims Adam and Zayneb meet in Doha, Qatar, during spring break and fall in love as both struggle to find a way to live their own truths.
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