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It is written for the silent majority of MS patients who are privately dealing with MS cognitive symptoms and potential disabilities. \u003cp\u003eThe National Multiple Sclerosis Society estimates that over 400,000 people in the U.S. have been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, and there are millions more worldwide. Conservatively speaking, half of them will encounter varying degrees of cognitive difficulties. \u003ci\u003eFacing the Cognitive Challenges of Multiple Sclerosis\u003c\/i\u003e brings this hidden disability into the open. It is an essential resource that will educate individuals coping with multiple sclerosis, and inform their families, caregivers, doctors and therapists.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis new edition has been revised with on-point cognitive strategies and updated MS resources. The book includes a new foreword written by Dr. Dawn Langdon of the UK MS Trust and four completely new chapters that follow Jeffrey's journey since 2006. 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Newer studies point to a percentage of 65%, affecting over 2.5 million world-wide MS patients. \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMental Sharpening Stones: Manage the Cognitive Challenges of Multiple Sclerosis\u003c\/i\u003e provides real-life techniques garnered from MS patients and their medical providers, sharing their practical methods for pushing back against the disruptive and potentially disabling cognitive symptoms that affect MS patients. The book offers strategies that will assist those living with MS to retain their intellectual faculties through sharpening their mental discipline.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is a vital step beyond acknowledging cognitive symptoms and the revealing changes that can affect those living with MS. It will also inform those who know them physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. 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