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When 44 year-old Ann Pietrangelo is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, all previous assumptions about health, work, and her new romance are up for grabs. How do you plan for life's second half with a body you've never met before? One precarious step at a time. From the impersonal diagnosis by... read more
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When 44 year-old Ann Pietrangelo is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, all previous assumptions about health, work, and her new romance are up for grabs.
How do you plan for life’s second half with a body you’ve never met before? One precarious step at a time. From the impersonal... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
First Sentence edit
"Your test results are all normal."
Table of Contents edit
1 Where’s My Marcus Welby Moment?
2 Discombobulation’ Sums It Up Rather Nicely
3 Or He’s One Hell of an Actor
4 The Big Drip
5 A Whole Other Level of “Stranger Danger”
6 I Don’t Want to be That Person
7 Pointing Out the Obvious
8 No More Secs!
9 It Depends On What You Mean by Inconspicuous
10 I Would If You Asked
11 “My Condolences … oops. You May Kiss the Bride”
12 Taking the Temperature
13 I’ve Never Seen That Before
14 Untidy Chapters
15 Across the Pond and Out of Step
16 Hitchcock Could Have Written This
17 Shape Changing Ninja
18 A Fairy Tale in the Midst of Chaos
19 Crossroads
20 Conversations Over Dinner
21 Bad Day to be Man of the House
22 Don’t We Take Care of These People?
23 You Don’t Belong Here
24 Is That a Smudge on Your Face or Just Your Mascara?
25 Blogging for Health Care
26 I Didn’t Think You Noticed Things Like That
27 The Bocce Balls Don’t Get Out Much
28 Roll the Dice, Spin the Spinner, Pick a Card
29 Handicapped People Steal Shower Chairs
30 “And every day I think you’re a bit nuts.”
31 Old People in Cardigans
32 Bring Your Own Bowl
33 Happy Birthday to Us
34 Syringomyelia. I Hate the Word Already
35 Then Came the Snow
36 Shades of Gray
37 Charting the Future
Glossary edit
- secs: Describe this term.
- teenagerishly
- waa waa waa waa
- Seinfendian: die-hard fan of the television series "Seinfeld"; one who relates every day events to "Seinfeld" episodes
- mommio
Authors & Contributors edit
- Ann Pietrangelo (Author)
Links to Supplemental Material edit
- No More Secs! on Facebook: Facebook Page
- AnnPietrangelo.com: Author Website
- MS Maze: Author Blog
- NoMoreSecs.com: Book Website
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