In her first collection of essays, author Dean Kramer shares the victories and failures of day-to-day life with multiple sclerosis. At her home in rural Pennsylvania Kramer faces unexpected dilemmas, including choosing which shoes to wear when the choice can no longer be based on looks — yet you are not ready to dress like the elderly neighbor, and what to do when your scooter disrupts a hornets nest and running away isn’t an option. With beauty and joy, laughter and tears, Kramer lets readers experience life through her eyes.. Many books convey the struggles of living with a life-changing disability. But Life on Cripple Creek goes further to show that with inner strength and a sense of humor the intrinsic land mines one encounters with this disease need not be devastating.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 9 reviews)

very good read

I liked this writer's ability to go deeper and talk about very personal emotional issues related to having MS.
January 08, 2007

Life On Cripple Creek

Anyone that has MS needs to read this book!! This book gave me a different outlook on my life. I find myself laughing at myself all the time and Dean let me know that was normal. (If Normal is a word for MS'ers) Please read this book and allow your family to read it also. Your family will understand MS better especially without all the medical terms. Thank you Dean for writing this book.
October 24, 2006

O MI GOSH!!!!!

i love this book! i've had ms for 20 years and dean kramer is just sooo on the mark! i laughed so much and so hard--it was wonderful! i am sending it to my mom and dad who always want to know what's going on (i'm 56 but always their child) and sending it to my daughters! i asked my hubby to read it altho of everyone, he is living ms with me day to day. the book just describes things so well---way to go ms kramer--thank you!
September 26, 2006

just what I needed

The book made me laugh and also made me cry seeing myself in many of the same situations.This is a book that everyone that has MS or has a family member that has MS should read.
June 18, 2006

Keep on truckin'

I once gave a small smile to a doctor over one of MS's odd effects, and he glared at me and said, "Why are you laughing about this?" Well, gee, Doc--what are my alternatives? I wish Dean had been beside me with her wry wit to tell him how the cow ate the cabbage when it comes to living with one of the goofiest diseases on the planet. There is so much over which we have no control, but surrendering humor should not be a requirement, no matter how much grumpy doctors or grumpy others think it should be.
Thank you, Dean, for the gift of your observations and writing that lifts our spirits. This cow thinks it's fine cabbage--and I'm definitely a fan.
May 10, 2006

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