Coffee in the Cereal: The First Year with Multiple Sclerosis

by Lorna J. Moorhead

Book Overview

In the quirky, sassy voice that has made her popular on health Web sites and with the women of MS MOMS, Lorna Moorhead recounts the experience of her first year with multiple sclerosis with a vitality... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0934793077
• ISBN13: 9780934793070
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Pathfinder Publishing of California
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

I Appreciated this book!

All though I've been in denial, I finally read this book and it was very helpful! I needed the humor! I like to think of it as "The Girlfriends Guide to MS" Thank you Lorna!

Lorna, we loved your book! Ignore others and keep writing!

Being a member of MS MOMS, I got myself an autographed copy of Lorna's first book. I also got a chance to meet her at an MS gathering, to talk to her about MS and her book. She was devastated by the errors and reviews. It saddened me to hear that she got negative comments because of the way it was published. Let me tell you something:This little book is not written by some doctor and shares every aspect of Lorna's experiences. Good and bad. Most of us would not be brave enough to share these trials. Lorna took the chance to share with us. She did so in a funny, touching manner. That alone, deserves praise!The idea that people want to rip her book apart because of what happened after the book left her hands, and went to the publisher, is sickening. They should be taking their negative views to those who maligned the book, the publisher, not Lorna.I think as a first time author, Lorna has learned many lessons. Among them, that many of us who live with MS forgive imperfections, not all publishers are created equal, and those who can't tell the difference should be ignored. This book is wonderful, mistakes and all! Pure and simple!

Thank you for writing this book!

After my diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, I was scared and depressed. This funny little book has done more for my outlook on living with multiple sclerosis than most other attempts.She doesn't preach, she simply tells it like it is! If there were mistakes, I didn't notice them while I was giggling. Lorna is light-hearted and daring with her smart-aleck turns of phrase and descriptions. No doubt she will stir up the more "politically-correct" and those who are not affected by their MS. However,for those of us whose lives have been changed by mutliple sclerosis, her words are just what the doctor ordered!

I want more!

I'm newly diagnosed and have been battling depression. A friend sent this book to me and it came just at the right time. This book is proof that laughter is the best medicine. After reading it, and knowing that someone else feels just like me, my mood is better. I hope this lady writes another one cause she had me and my family rolling!

Not a snob

I read books for content not grammar. When I bought Coffee in the Cereal, it wasn't because I was looking for a grammar lesson. I got the book because I wanted to read about someone else's experience with Multiple Sclerosis. Ms. Moorhead's book was funny, heartfelt, and down to earth. The book may seem simple-minded to some, but to me it was just the story I was looking for. Simple. My life is complicated enough. It makes me sad to see readers who can't do anything better than to pick it apart. I want to thank Ms. Moorhead for writing something that wasn't perfect because Multiple Sclerosis isn't perfect either.