New Book celebrates International Year of the Nurse with Behind the Curtain Stories.
Taking Control Compassionately
“Taking Control Compassionately” is the third book in the Taking Control book series & reveals the ardent path of Specialist MS Nurses from around the world.
“A specialist nurse is one of the first people you will meet and speak to after you have been told you have a life-changing illness,” explains the author. “They sit beside you as you try to get your mind around the quagmire of chaos you have just found yourself dumped in. Indeed, they will hold your hand and help you process the diagnosis and then gently guide you through those scary and uncertain early days.”
“A happy and healthy community is not a fairytale. All you need is a seed.”
— NADIA Shabazz, FOUNDER
Taking Control Compassionately chronicles the stories of 15 Specialist MS Nurses from around the world - from Boston to Beirut to Birmingham and Brisbane - allowing the reader to peek behind the curtain to see how specialist multiple sclerosis nurses help their patients piece together the puzzle of chronic illness.
About the Author
Jillian Kingsford Smith is an award-winning journalist who concentrated primarily on business and motoring writing before turning her hand to authoring books in 2012 when she was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis at the age of 42. Taking Control Compassionately is Jillian’s fourth book.
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The Taking Control Book series: A trilogy of books providing a comprehensive guide for living with multiple sclerosis.
Taking Control
A collection of inspiring stories for people living with MS
Taking Control Together
Real life stories on caring for yourself and a loved one with MS
Taking Control Compassionately
Stories of the unique human spirit inherent in Multiple Sclerosis nurses globally
In the Media
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