When the Road Turns: Inspirational Stories about People with MS

by Margot Russell

"A book that reminds us to hold tight to our dreams, When The Road Turns is an inspiring collection of stories written by people living with multiple sclerosis. When you walk through the front door of these writer's lives, you won't leave without a renewed sense of hope and a new definition of courage." --Montel Williams Each week in the United States 200 people are diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, adding exponentially to the 350,000 people nationwide...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1558749071
• ISBN13: 9781558749078
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Hci
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

...And that has made all the difference!

The sheer variety of roads traveled in this inspirational, humorous, and engaging book illustrates the difference between merely taking baby steps through life and thriving on your journey. This book introduces us to real-life people planning and achieving awesome goals--yet living very much in the moment. Their stories resound with authenticity, humor, awareness, and determination. I felt myself nodding in agreement at so many of their reactions to everyday obstacles. You certainly don't have to have MS to thoroughly enjoy this book. You only have to be human.

Margot, you and your contributors are correct.

I have just finished When the Road Turns....boy, there are many inspirational stories out there....Boy, I must admit that when I was first diagnosed 14 years ago, I felt so alone. I had a variety of emotions which I had never experienced....I can now see my emotions were not exclusive to me. For a variety of reasons, I am living well with my MS. I am very lucky.....great neurologist, great family, greater wife...Good luck to all fellow MSer's!.. You'll love this book!...

Living Beyond challenge

I just finished reading When The Road Turns, and found it to be inspirational and informative while maintaining some semblance of humor throughout. I don't think you have to have MS to appreciate these people and to learn from their examples of how to live life beyond MS. It is a wonderful insight into making the most of life and getting somewhere new by rediscovering ourselves. Excellent!

I dare you to read this book with dry eyes

I do not have MS, but I know many family members and close friends who do suffer from this debilitating condition. I bought this book originally as a gift for a friend whose mother was recently diagnosed with a very severe form of MS. Once I got the book home, I opened it up to scan through the stories and I could not put it down. Each and every story combines sadness with joy, depression with inspiration. I will warn you, if you are the kind of person who finds personal accounts of tragedy meets spiritual triumph as lame or cheesy, dont buy this book. However if or anyone you know has MS, please buy this book, it will help to light the darkness in the Tunnel you are going through.