Pain is a pain, but now I have hope.
I have severe pain from a bad disk in my back. The doctors don't do much and they don't really listen to me. The chapter about doctors really hit home to me. I have read that chapter 6 times and now I smile alot when my back hurts. This whole book makes me smile. Beverly S. Nichols has written a book that gives people in pain an understanding of pain, pain management, and a way for family and friends to understand too. I tell everyone to read this book. I can listen to music and not worry about me. How can I think I am so bad when I can work, shop, play with my grandchildren, and do what I want when I know there are people like Mrs. Nichols who are so limited. I wish you well Beverly.

She wrote from her soul
When I first hear about her book I knew I had to have it. No Magic Wands could have been my story with all the ups and down in it. I feel like there is SOME ONE out there who knows what it is like to have your world thrown in your face and the ability to keep on going forward.She has given me the incentive to keep my dreams alive and to go for them whenever possible. To keep on trying !!

I didn't believe it til I read it.
I was told by my son about this book. I don't read much and I didn't believe it would be possible for a book to affect people too much. We live in Canada and our son visited us from NH. He brought the book and I read it quick. Then I read it again real slow. I have MS and am in a wheelchair most of the time. I thought nothing but pills could relax me or stop me from feeling sorry for myself, and useless. Now I can see that my life ain't so bad. I can understand Mrs. Nichols' ideas better now. She is a great writer and definitely a great inspiration to people like me. I would like to give her a hug if I ever meet her because I started to stop feeling sorry for myself all the time. I also try to do things for myself instead of expecting everyone to do things for me. I also started listening to music. Now when I get upset I relax listening to classical music and slower tunes from the Big Band Era. There is so much good stuff in this book and I will read it again and again. I know a little of what Mrs. Nichols thinks and feels, but for now I can smile once in a while when I succeed at something. And I have not felt like smiling in a real long time. I wish this book could be bought in bookstores, and I wish Mrs. Nichols could sign my book - when I get it - she talks about wishes too. Maybe it will happen and maybe not but as long as I can read the book and think about my wishes and listen to some music instead of some depressing news then Mrs. Nichols has shown me a way to see myself as a real person. Thank you so much Beverly S.Nichols.

It's amazing how this book affects my well being.
Pain will never be as severe as previously experienced by me. This woman had such brilliant mentality, could voice her experiences and feelings so eloquently. She is a super human being. Thanks for letting me share it.

Very Good and Heartfelt Book
You can't help but feel sympathy for the author as you read of her physical travails and disability. Written in a very direct and personal style, the author trys to convey a determination to overcome adversity in the face of overwhelming obstacles. In that she succeeds. A good book on chronic illness in general and for people with multiple sclerosis specifically.