The response about writing a second book went over pretty good. So it is now offical I am writing a second edition of I Dropped My Chicken Soup.
This book is going to focus on some different things than the first book did. First off I don't want stories about diagnosis.
I do want stories about Relationships. Not just romantic, bur friendships, co-workers, children, and yes romatic relationships. How they changed for the better or worse, how people with MS perceive those around them and how that's changed. Ways to work through the issues that MS may bring into those relationships, etc.
I also wants stories on adjustments that have had to be made (walkers, wheelchairs, a change in work, that type of stuff) and how those adjustments were decided on and the emotions that came because of the adjustments.
I want to get more stories from caregivers. That section was pretty bare in the last book. I do not want the person with MS's story wrote by a caregiver. I want the caregiver's story (a caregiver includes, friends, spouse, children, parents, etc). How they've felt, how they've learned to deal, the rollercoaster of emotions that being a caregiver can bring.
I would like to do a section on children (middle school-high school age) who have a loved one with MS. No matter if it's a parent, sibling, or someone else close to them. I want to hear how they've felt about the diagnosis, the adjustments that have had to be made. How they've worked through the numerous emotions they deal with. Because these stories will be coming from people under the age of 18, please have a parent e-mail concent for me to use the story.
I would also like updates from people who were in the last book. It could be just a couple paragraphs or a whole story. Just let us know how you're doing now.
Besides stories I would also like tips and suggestions about these different subjects, poems, and anything else that people who like to sent in.