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Chicken Soup for the Volunteer's Soul

Written by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Arline McGraw Oberst, John T. Boal, Tom Lagana, and Laura Lagana
Published by Health Communications, Inc.
MSAA Book #251

This collection of writings in the well-known "Chicken Soup" style provides numerous heartwarming and inspirational stories about everyday people who care for those in need, both in the United States and around the world. One does not need to be a volunteer to enjoy this book — it will lift the spirits of anyone who finds pleasure in hearing stories of courage and caring.

After the Diagnosis

Written by JoAnn LeMaistre, PhD
Published by Ulysses Press
MSAA Book #179

Written by a clinical psychologist who was diagnosed with MS six weeks after she finished her training, Jo Ann LeMaistre guides readers through the six stages of emotional reaction to an illness. She then takes readers to a stage of renewal, where individuals with illness may learn to "live life with passion and style again." This book is written for individuals with an illness as well as their care partners.

Dr. Koop's Self-Care Advisor

Medical Advisors: C. Everett Koop, MD and Florence Comite, MD
Published by Time Life Medical
MSAA Book #231

With an easy-to-read format and colorful graphics, Dr. Koop's Self-Care Advisor gives advice on more than 300 common health problems. From emergency and first-aid care to a listing of conditions for virtually every part of the body, this book provides signs and symptoms, instructions on immediate treatments and when to call the doctor, plus strategies to help prevent problems from re-occurring. (While it covers a vast amount of health information, please note that it does not give information on MS.)

MSAA Lending Library

If you would like to borrow any of the books featured in this column or any other book in MSAA's Lending Library, please send us your name and address. We will send you an application and a list of books for the Lending Library. MSAA and its clients greatly appreciate any donations made to help build the Lending Library. If you would like to donate a book to the Lending Library you need only send it to us at the address below. Please address all correspondence to:

MSAA Lending Library
Attn: Woody Dyer
706 Haddonfield Road
Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
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