NEW YORK, Dec 1, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) -- Hollywood star Teri Garr adds her
voice to more than 30 others who write about their journey with multiple
sclerosis in a new book.
Garr, an Oscar-nominated actress best known for her movies "Close Encounters of
the Third Kind," "Mr. Mom" and "Tootsie," revealed in 2002 that she has multiple
sclerosis. Like many with MS, it took a long time to diagnose, Garr said she
started noticing symptoms while filming "Tootsie" in 1982, but a diagnosis took
years.
Garr wrote the introduction to the book "Voices of Multiple Sclerosis: The
Healing Companion: Stories for Courage, Comfort and Strength" which recounts the
stories of 33 spouses, children, friends and patients living with MS.
In the book, a daughter describes watching her mother balance her disease and an
active life in "Recollection," while a physician with MS says laughter is the
best medicine when answering questions about her diagnosis in "Telling the
World."
The book is the seventh in a series of books that provide real-life stories as
an avenue of support and hope for those who must live with chronic and
life-threatening illnesses.
Debra LaChance said the anthology was conceptualized when she was diagnosed with
breast cancer and she sought out the personal stories of those who had been
through what she was experiencing.
"Voices of Multiple Sclerosis" is available at bookstores and online at LaChance
Publishing at" www.lachancepublishing.com.
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