Practical guidance for caregivers and families, adapting your environment, and material for those with Progressive MS.
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A Guide for Caregivers (.pdf)
Practical issues faced by caregivers. Includes resource list. By Tanya Radford (last updated Decembr 2011)
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At Home with MS: Adapting Your Environment (.pdf)
Modify a house or apartment to save energy, compensate for reduced vision or mobility, and live comfortably when MS is severe. Many do-it-yourself changes. By Jane E. Harmon, OTR (last updated December 2011)
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Hiring Help at Home: The Basic Facts (.pdf)
Checklists and worksheets for people who need help at home. Forms for a needs assessment, job description, and employment contract. (last updated 2005)
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How to Choose the Mobility Device that is Right for You (.pdf)
Understand the full range of tools available to stay functionally mobile, comfortable and safe. Offers full-color photos of devices ranging from the simplest cane to the most complex power chair, guidance on how to determine if and when a device might be appropriate, and important safety tips. Introduces readers to assistive technology professionals and outlines the steps involved in a comprehensive evaluation for a wheeled mobility device. By (New January 2013)
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Managing Progressive MS (.pdf)
An overview of symptom management, coping strategies when progressive MS makes the road rougher. By Kaye Hooper, RN, MPH (last updated May 2011)
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Maximizing Independence (.pdf)
A guide to planning for changing MS care needs. Developed collaboratively by the Multiple Sclerosis Association of America, the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, and the National MS Society. (last updated January 2012)
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PLAINTALK: A Booklet about MS for Families (.pdf)
Discusses some of the more difficult physical and emotional problems many families face. By Sarah Minden, MD, and Debra Frankel, MS, OTR (last updated November 2011)
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So You Have Progressive MS? (.pdf)
A veteran of 11 years writes frankly about life, family, work, dating, and pursuing your dreams when the diagnosis is "progressive" MS. By Sharon M. Brown (last updated February 2012)
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