Meet Maria - a woman with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Maria tells the story of her holiday with her husband Ben, her children Cara and Dino, and Teddy the dog, which was interrupted when she began to feel dizzy, exhausted and weak. She explains how this led to her diagnosis and describes what MS is, how it affects her daily life and what others can do to help.

This illustrated book will be an ideal introduction to MS for children from the age of 7, as well as older readers. It will help family, friends and carers to better understand and explain MS, and will be an excellent starting point for group discussions.

This book is part of a book series called Can I Tell You About? .

There are 48 pages in this book. This is a guide book. This book was published 2016 by Jessica Kingsley Publishers .

Angela Amos is a child therapist based in Cambridge, UK. She was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in 2015 and is now receiving treatment for Relapsing Remitting MS.

This book has the following chapters: 1. Meeting Maria and her family. 2. Becoming ill. 3. Receiving a diagnosis. 4. Professionals who can help. 5. Treatment. 6. How MS affects the family. 7. How Maria manages MS. 8. What is MS? 9. Different kinds of MS. 10. Recommended reading, websites and organisations.