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Unfortunately, I am not able to open the book and therefore, cannot provide a full review. However, I was intrigued by the cover art and description of the bok.

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My apologies. I was not able to open the eBook and am not able to remove it from my dashboard. Yet, the title and premise of the book look fascinating. The star rating is based on the cover and the books premise.

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Many of us have loved ones living with MS. As someone who knows a couple of people with different severities of MS, and who has lost a loved one to a rare and aggressive form of MS, I appreciate this book a lot. I thought I knew quite a lot about MS, that I was informed. I was wrong. My information was outdated. I did not know about the statistics of being closer to the Equator or further and the chances of getting MS, for instance.
This is a slim, but ideal-length informative book about MS. I hope everyone gets more informed about it, and this book is a good start and summary.

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Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this advanced readers copy. All opinions are honest and my own.

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This is a clear, colourful and concise summary of Multiple Sclerosis, for those who have been newly diagnosed, for family and carers and/or children who need to understand what is happening to the patient.

It explains everything without making it morbid or scary, and the design and layout is beautiful, and helpful without being comical or funny.

As a patient with MS, I found the information accurate and helpful.

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What a great little book! It quickly, easily, and accurately explains the disease, and I especially liked the section giving examples of what it feels like to have MS. I was diagnosed in 1998 and would have loved to have had this resource then. As it is, I will keep this book in mind if friends are diagnosed.

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This book is a fabulous introduction to Multiple Sclerosis for all ages. As someone who has had this illness for 5 years, this is the information I needed in the beginning, rather than getting overwhelmed by all of the possible outcomes. This is a book I would buy for every member of my family to explain this new scary thing in our lives. It gives some great insight into the science behind MS, what people with MS feel on a daily basis, and how their loved ones can support them.

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As someone living with MS I really appreciate this book and would definitely share this with my family and friends.

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Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for this eARC.

A uniquely informative book that personally helped me understand (with a recently diagnosed dear friend) how MS can impact a person's daily life.

I highly recommend this quick but insightful read to anyone who has a family member or a friend (or even a child with a classmate who has MS and is curious about it) with a diagnosis of MS - or even those who merely want to know more about this diagnosis.

The content is perfectly appropriate for ages ranging from 9 to 99.

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I read this book since my mom was diagnosed a few years back with MS and I just wanted to hear others stories. It was very moving and compelling and it helped a lot with unprocessed grief/answers I had.

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Children's book about Multiple Sclerosis. Gives a good explanation about how the disease affects the body and what the treatments are and how to help a person who has MS. Well written and illustrated.

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when i was diagnosed with ms a little over two years ago now, i steadfastly refused to do any of my own research about the disease. all of the information provided was long and dense and made everything scarier. it is only recently that i've started to slowly read and learn more about my disease. and while this book didn't contain much information i didn't already know, it was a good baseline guide.

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A short but well-put-together little book that gives you all the basic information about the disease itself and about the experience of having it.
I recommend it to everyone, but especially to those who have a family member or a friend that's suffering from MS.

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Well worth the time to read it, Finally a book that breaks down MS. The people suffering and their family and friends would do well to grab a copy.

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Thank you Netgalley so much for this book.
As a physiotherapy student, this book was really helpful. I got to know things about MS which I didn't know.

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It was incredibly informative and the pictures helped me to understand the things I as reading. My grandmother has MS and this really helped me to understand what she may be going through.

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This was informative but seemed to be geared more to younger children and early teens. It felt more like an informative pamphlet a doctor's office might distribute. The information is basic and not what I expected.

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"The Electrifying Story of Multiple Sclerosis" is a must read for anyone who has a family member or a friend who has been diagnosed with MS. It's a quick and simple read that helps the reader understand what MS is, and what it's like to live with it. The writing is easy to understand, and I can honestly say that I've learned a lot from reading this.

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Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the advanced electronic copy of this book. This great and informative book breaks down information about MS in an easy to understand way. The artwork enhances the reading experience. This book discusses symptoms, common terms, and treatments, as well as describes what a person diagnosed with MS goes through during the course of an average day. I think that everyone who knows someone diagnosed with MS should read this book to better understand their experience. I would recommend this book for children from 4-5 grade and up as well as adults.

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*I received an ebook copy of this book in exchange for an honest opinion via Netgalley.com.

This is an amazing book to simplify what people with MS experience. I have not been officially been diagnosed with MS but have symptoms that are being watched as the idea is that they might be related to MS and that I might actually have the disease. I loved the ideas of how to experience the different symptoms without having the symptoms. It made me laugh as I experience many of them and was imagining my children trying to put popsicle sticks on their fingers in order to experience what it is like to struggle to pick things up. My nerves and the tingling are the worse part for me. It is amazing how much of an impact it can have. This book would be great to help family members understand those feelings and the other experiences of MS patients and to help them understand what the person with MS might be experiencing.

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