Julie Stachowiak, PhD is the About.com Guide to Multiple Sclerosis. As an epidemiologist who is also a person living with MS, Julie has an in-depth understanding about the scientific developments around MS and the personal side of living with a chronic illness. She has been called the best MS writer on the web. In the Multiple Sclerosis Manifesto Julie has given us a call to self-help, self-reliance, and political action. The book covers such diverse topics as:
- How to create your personal mission statement
- How to protect yourself by learning more about medications you are currently taking or considering to take
- How to determine what you want in a doctor and how to evaluate the doctor you have
- The importance of celebrating your successes
- Tips to make disclosing your MS status to friends, family and others easier
- Finding a support group
- Learning to stand up for yourself
- Joining the fight - Adding your voice to the movement