Cornflower Blues - Living with MND Edited by Zana Abdul Rahman A book of personal stories from eleven men and women living with Motor Neurone Disease. Selected for their encouraging qualities through the wisdom, inspiration, realistic outlook, honesty, practicality and humour of the writers. $15 includes postage and handling. All profits to MNDA NSW Make cheques payable to MNDA NSW Locked Bag 5005, Gladesville, 1675 Ph (02) 8877 0999. Freecall 1800 777 175

Losing My Voice! - Living with MND Barbara Frances Williams Losing My Voice! is a very poignant milestone in understanding the human tragedy of this cruelest of diseases. People react in different ways to the diagnosis of motor neurone disease. They can devote themselves to fighting the disease, they can try to live as fully as they can or they can give up. Barbara recounts her day to day life as it happens. She keeps up a hectic work and travel schedule while she slowly loses her ability to speak and swallow. For more information on the book and how to go about purchasing it. Go to www.losingmyvoice.com

Legless In The Garden Zana Abdul Rahman Diagnosed with MND at 46, Zana was told she would be dead within 3 years. 6 years on, Zana was still very much alive when her story begins. Her story is a story of surviving, coming to terms with physical limitations in sometimes undignified ways, depending on abusive carers and being abandoned by close friends. Above all, this is a story of how determination overcomes adversity, how liberating a disabling disease can be and how easy it is to be independent and happy in a shrinking domain. For more information on the book and how to go about purchasing it. Go to Lulu Marketplace

Coming To Life David MacKenzie The book is not just about MND. It's about coming to terms with dying and, in the process, experiencing an awakening to life. We all have a terminal condition- it's called LIFE. In so many ways the observations, the experiences and most importantly, the lessons this book contains are applicable to all. For more information on the book, go to www.comingtolife.biz

Tuesdays With Morrie - Book & Film Mitch Album Mitch Albom rediscovered his college mentor, Morrie in the last months of the older man's life. Knowing he was dying, Morrie visited with Mitch in his study every Tuesday, just as they used to back in college. Their rekindled relationship turned into one final "class": lessons in how to live. For more information on the book and how to go about purchasing it. Go to www.randomhouse.com

Share The Care - How to Organise a Group to Care for Someone Who is Seriously Ill Cappy Capossela & Sheila Warnock A book for carers on how to delegate and share the role of caring for someone with a serious illness. Zana Abdul Rahman & her carers share their thoughts on the book, read what they have to say. For more information on the book and how to go about purchasing it. Go to www.sharethecare.org

Speaking from Experience : Motor Neurone Disease
Part of a Video Series produced by production company, Tidal

The series features ordinary people talking about the human side of a variety of medical conditions, surgical conditions and health-related topics.
The format of the video is that each person responds to a series of questions about MND, the onset of symptoms, the process of being diagnosed, their response and that of other people to the diagnosis, and how they have adapted to the day to day reality of living with MND. Receiving this diagnosis is a devastating experience, which is acknowledged, as is the capacity of the human spirit to rise to the challenges life presents.