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A deeply personal exploration of the journeys of 12 ordinary men and women diagnosed with multiple sclerosis around the world, showing that recovery is possibleA diagnosis of multiple sclerosis conjures up images of wheelchairs, paralysis, and a shortened life, but in fact it's possible to regain mobility and make a recovery. This is a collection of 12 life stories of people who have been diagnosed with MS, and have been able to halt the progression of the disease and recover mobility by following a program of drug treatment, diet, sunshine, meditation, and exercise. These stories offer hope and inspiration to others diagnosed with MS, and an insight into the different journeys people take to recovery. Based on extended interviews, they also offer an understanding of the challenges faced by people with different types of MS and at different stages in the progression of the disease.



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George Jelinek

My mother died of MS in 1981. Towards the end of her life, she was totally incapacitated, unable to feed or care for herself. I was diagnosed with MS in 1999. I was determined that this was not going to be my fate. Fortunately, my career as a Professor in Emergency Medicine and background as Editor-in-Chief of a major medical journal gave me the tools to sort through the medical literature on MS. What I found startled me. With commitment to the right lifestyle changes, there is the real probability that many people with MS can live long, healthy lives relatively free of the usual problems associated with the illness.
Since 1999, I have adhered to the lifestyle package I put together from the medical literature, described in my book Overcoming Multiple Sclerosis. So have many other people around the world with MS. I remain free of further relapses, as do many of the people who keep in contact with me. My mission now is to bring this evidence to a wider audience, working with the wonderful team at the UK-based international charity also called Overcoming Multiple Sclerosis.
I am now Professor and Head of the Neuroepidemiology Unit (NEU) within the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health at The University of Melbourne, Australia, and recently appointed as Chief Editor of the Neuroepidemiology section of the leading neurology journal Frontiers in Neurology, which has an Impact Factor of 3.184 ranking it in the top 16% of the 192 best neurology journals in the world. The NEU's charter is to investigate the modifiable lifestyle risk factors that predict the progression of MS with a view to refining a preventive medicine approach to management of the disease.



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