How would you feel one day when you wake up and youre feeling good, healthy, and vibrant ready to take on the world with all that is within you? Before you know it all that seems to change when your body starts to shut down and you are diagnosed with a disease you never heard of or know anything about? How would you cope with that major life change mentally and physically? Would you give up or will you fight to survive? This story is about a 23 year journey living from the past to present with the devastating disease of Multiple Sclerosis. In her journey, Gina has learned how to cope and live well through the process of prayer, faith, guidance, and strong support from physicians, ministers, family, and friends of all who loves her and she loves back.

This book is for the person who feels as if their life is over and it has come to an abrupt end. This book is for the person who feels alone and there is no one who can understand why their body has come to a physical or mental shutdown. You are asking the questions. Where are all these strange symptoms coming from (dizziness, falling, double vision, weakness, and numbness)? Why is this happening to me? Why can't doctors tell me what's wrong right away with all this new medical technology available? This book is for the person who feels as if you have lost total control of your life and don't know why. Maybe some answers to questions like these will help you understand and show you that you're not alone once I share my story of surviving and living with the disease of Multiple Sclerosis. Guess what, your life is not over. It's just the beginning of a new and different way of living.

After being diagnosed with MS in 1995, Sandi Selvi began to decline rapidly and quickly became frustrated with conventional medical options. The drugs had nasty side effects, and in her case, the drugs didn't work. So, in March of 2000 Sandi joined forces with the brilliant doctors at Scripp's in San Diego, to, as they so eloquently put it, "Kill her immune system and build a new one" with an autologous stem cell transplant. Theoretically her new immune system could stop the MS. During the two month medical procedure Sandi came pretty close to death, but a $10.99 box of used comedy tapes helped her through recovery, and changed her life. Laughter is indeed the best medicine -- Sandi now shares her medicine, and her medical miracle, through stand-up comedy. REVIEWS "Sandi makes the toughest journey seem refreshingly funny. Every doctor, comedian and patient should read this great book." Neil Leiberman, The Comedy Coach(R) "Love the raw honesty and humor. MS babe who got a stem cell transplant -- that alone is a miracle." Christy Evans Jordan, has MS "I dog-earred over 20 pages that made me laugh out loud or burst in tears. I was awed by your journey, uplifted by your triumphs and overwhelmed by the simple message of family forever." Melissa Berger "Spell-binding -- rings true on every level. Inspiring and empowering for anyone facing challenges they think are so insurmountable that they cannot be overcome." Lynn Ruth Miller, author of Starving Hearts "I'm so glad Sandi refuses to do stand-up in a wheelchair...because we don't have a ramp. (For giggles.) Sandi incorporates some great laughs into her MS story, proving that she's not only a funny comedian but a strong woman as well." Heather Barbieri, owner of Rooster T. Feathers "Wonderful, amazing, heartbreaking, inspiring." Britta Wilder, writer and painter "Inspiration for anyone diagnosed with a serious disease. It shows that IT IS possible to not only beat the odds, but to pursue your passion at the same time." John DeKoven, Bunjo's Comedy Club "Really good read. Thanks for the insightful look into your life. You're a brave woman." Rich Stimbra, Asst. Dir. SFCC

Christine started out life running. Active in softball, cheerleading and any other sport she could find time to fit in her schedule, she trusted her young, lean body to carry her through exciting and wonderful adventures. But when her body turned on her, it would force her to make a critical decision: give up or else. Christine chose "or else," and shares her story of a journey into Multiple Sclerosis and her daily decision to survive. Giving up was always a temptation, because living with MS is a battle that never ends; and a body just gets tired. Christine shares some very raw and personal moments throughout this book and how she manages to work through them, all the while keeping her focus on God's plan for her life and the hope and peace that can be found in Him. Walk of Hope reveals the mind and heart of a Multiple Sclerosis survivor, and how hope can make the mind and heart overcome the physical body for anyone experiencing similar physical disabilities.

A Mother's Miracle Living with Multiple Sclerosis Irma Resendez, of Mexican descent was twenty eight year old and a mother of two young toddlers when she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) a chronic incurable illness. Irma was also told by her doctors that she would probably never walk again. Irma's new journey living with MS almost ended her life, redefined the meaning of love, faith and miracles.

Multiple Sclerosis can now be healed and this book shows you how. Though MS is widely believed to be incurable, Boroch's breakthrough treatment protocol can dramatically restore patients to health. This landmark book describes her own tumultuous journey with MS: • Her quest for a cure • Case histories of those who have triumphed over MS • The real causes of MS • How to develop a personal treatment plan • Everything you need to bring about recovery, including a detailed and effective self-help treatment protocol • Delicious recipes and recommended foods, with two weeks of sample menus • A five-week nutritional makeover, recommended supplements and a daily sample supplement schedule • A list of recommended products • User-friendly charts and resources

A life-changing treatment is conquering auto-immune disorders—why doesn’t anyone know about it? Thirty-five years ago, Dr. Richard Burt began a journey to treat chronic autoimmune diseases as they’d never been treated before. Using a treatment originally developed for leukemia but modified to be more gentle—a one-time combination of immune targeting drugs followed by a transplant of the patient’s blood stem cells—he has documented the successful and often dramatic reversal of multiple sclerosis, systemic sclerosis (scleroderma), chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIPD), neuromyelitis optica, and Crohn’s disease. After decades of study and randomized trials, his approach, which has been duplicated in other parts of the world, is finally being recognized as an effective means of reversing these “incurable” diseases. Some of his patients have been symptom-free for more than twenty years, and in this book Dr. Burt tells their stories alongside his own journey of developing and refining the treatment, known as hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) for autoimmune disorders. “These patients are the heroes,” Dr. Burt has said. “Their bodies and spirits faced unrelenting disease, and yet they fight valiantly against the suffering and obstacles.” What is HSCT? How does it work? What are the risks? Why aren’t more doctors talking about it? And why is it still out of reach for so many patients who could benefit from it? Dr. Burt answers these questions and many more. Written for the layperson, Everyday Miracles grants patients with autoimmune diseases and the people who love them insights into the revolutionary approach that could convert their life sentence into a one-time reversible illness.