People With MS and the Courage to Give

by: Jackie Waldman

Inspiring stories from people who have moved past the challenges of the disease to give back to their communities

Jackie Waldman, whose own story opens this book, has been living with MS since 1991. She has collected 24 inspiring stories. All of the people proﬁled in this book have refused to be deﬁned by their illness. Instead they have created—art, companies, foundations. They have given back to the community in numerous ways, including fundraising, making gardens accessible, raising awareness, working toward a cure—to name just a few.

In these pages, meet Alicia Conill, a physician with MS, who continued her practice for as long as she could and then founded a revolutionary course, The Disability Experience,^™ geared to health care workers experiencing what it’s like to live with a disability. Meet David L. Lander, who played Squiggy on the hit TV show Laverne and Shirley. He’s now an ambassador for the National MS Society.

The people and their stories are diverse. They have two things in common: they are people living with MS, and they are people who are reaching out to the greater world around them. These men and women have found the courage to do old things in new ways and new things that improve the lives of those around them.

About Author:

Jackie was living the “perfect life” with three healthy children, a loving husband, and a thriving business when she discovered she had multiple sclerosis. Instead of dwelling on her physical pain, she used that energy to begin a new career in volunteerism. Jackie cofounded Dallas’s Random Acts of KindnessWeek. She has appeared twice on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Jackie was also chosen by CNN as one of their Millennium Heroes and is a recipient of the 1999 Girls Inc. She Knows Where She’s Going Award. She is also a National Ambassador for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. The author of four books—The Courage to Give, Teens with the Courage to Give, America, September 11: The Courage to Give, and Teachers with the Courage to Give—Jackie inspires others to give, no matter what, and to discover that they, too, can triumph over tragedy to make a difference in the world.

In October 2002, Teachers with the Courage to Give received a coveted nomination in the motivation category for the Books for a Better Life Award. This event recognizes the authors and publishers of the best self-help books of the preceding year, with all proceeds from the award event donated to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Jackie is sponsored by Biogen—a company that manufactures a treatment for multiple sclerosis—to share her story with MS patients across the country. Her travel schedule can be found at www.couragetogive.com.

Jackie lives in Dallas with her husband of 30 years, Steve; their children, Melissa, Bart, Todd and Michael; and their miniature dachshund, Johnnie Angel. Her proceeds from this book are being donated to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

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