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Surviving Your Spouse's Chronic Illness

Written by Chris McGonigle, PhD
Published by Henry Holt and Company, Inc.
MSAA Book #35

Author Chris McGonigle was a young mother of two small children when her husband was diagnosed with MS. Drawing from her own experience as well as the experience of many other well spouses, Dr. McGonigle speaks honestly and compassionately about denial, communication, sex, anger, money, parenting, spirituality, and other issues involved when one's spouse becomes ill.

Food, Your Miracle Medicine

Written by Jean Carper
Published by HarperPaperbacks
MSAA Book #2

Author Jean Carper presents the "miracle of food" and her theories of food's healing powers. She covers topics from improving physical, emotional, and mental health, to fighting illness and infection. Among these is a section on diet remedies for digestive troubles, including bowel dysfunction. While this book is not new, it was a New York Times bestseller, and much of the information is still useful.

Meeting the Challenge of Progressive Multiple Sclerosis

Written by Patricia K. Coyle, MD, and June Halper, MSN, ANP, FAAN
Published by Demos Medical Publishing, Inc
MSAA Book #135

Progressive MS is one of the less commonly seen types of MS and few books are available on this important topic. Authors Coyle and Halper provide a full overview of this disorder and offer strategies on how to best cope with the challenges, including treatments, symptom management, social and economic issues, disease progression, and tips for staying healthy.

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
(Please reference book number)

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