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'''Lorna Jean Moorhead''' is a mother, an author, a natural health consultant, a health columnist and a health advocate. She is one of the first writers on the subject of women’s health issues pertaining to [[Multiple Sclerosis]]. She has written many articles on the subject of advocating for one’s self as well as using humor to deal with the embarrassing symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis.
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'''Lorna Jean Moorhead''' (born
November 5, 1975) is an American author, health columnist and health advocate. She is one of the first writers on the subject of women's health issues pertaining to [[multiple sclerosis]].


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
{{BLP sources section|date=July 2023}}
Lorna was born in Carmichael, CA to Jean Moorhead Macpherson Duffy. At the age of 23 she was diagnosed with Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis.
Moorhead was born in [[Carmichael, California]]. Her mother served as a member of the [[California State Assembly]].<ref>{{Cite web | last = Duffy | first = Jean | title = Jean Moorhead Duffy papers | work = LP235:1-43, LP255:169-194 | publisher = California State Library| year = 2001 | url = http://www.oac.cdlib.org/view?docId=kt938nc8ck;developer=local;query=;style=oac4;view=admin | accessdate =September 5, 2011 }}</ref>


At the age of 23, she was diagnosed with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis.
Lorna is the mother to four children, '''Stephan Starkey (1995) ''', '''Aidan Moorhead (2004) ''', '''Abigail Moorhead (2005) ''' and '''Arthur Moorhead (2007) ''', and wife to Mark Reed. She is also the author of two books, '''Coffee in the Cereal: The First Year with Multiple Sclerosis (2002) ''' and '''Phone in the Fridge: Five Years with Multiple Sclerosis (2006) '''.


Moorhead is the author of two books, ''Coffee in the Cereal: The First Year with Multiple Sclerosis'' (2002) and ''Phone in the Fridge: Five Years with Multiple Sclerosis'' (2006), as well as many articles and blogs concerning multiple sclerosis and [[health advocacy]].
=== Health Advocacy ===
In 2000 she founded MS MOMS, “a California non-profit organization for women and mothers with Multiple Sclerosis.”<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.authorsden.com/visit/author.asp?AuthorID=9849
|title=Authors Den |accessdate=10 July 2011}}</ref> Lorna’s motivation for founding MS MOMS was a lack of support for parents with Multiple Sclerosis. She requested support from The [[National Multiple Sclerosis Society]], they did not have any programs specifically designed to assist with women’s issues, parenting with Multiple Sclerosis, or maintaining relationships, at the time. Lorna took it upon herself to do what she could to share her experiences in the hopes of helping others like herself.<ref>{{cite news | first=Lisa | last=Rapaport | title=Reaching In, Reaching Out | page=F1 | location = Sacramento | agency= | newspaper=The Sacramento Bee | date=20 August 2000 }}</ref>


In 2009, Moorhead was showcased in Hoi Polli II in recognition of her literary accomplishments.<ref>{{Cite web | title = hoi polloi II - A Literary Journal for the Rest of Us | work = Our Products | publisher = Dog Days Press | url = http://www.dogdayspress.com/id1.html | accessdate = September 6, 2011}}</ref>
In addition to founding MS MOMS, Lorna has written many articles. One of the most influential articles that Lorna wrote was concerning a subject that few other writers had approached, “How to explain the symptoms of chronic illness to children?” Lorna uses her humorous writing style to share her emotions, fears, and experiences with others who were suffering like her. <ref name=Rest> {{cite news | first=Lorna | last=Moorhead | title=Explaining Illness to Your Children | url=http://www.restministries.org/articles/noreprint/art-explainingtokids.htm | location = | agency=Rest Ministries, Inc. | newspaper=And He Will Give You Rest | date=May 2001 }}</ref>


Moorhead's books are recommended for MS patients by the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Paralysis Resource Center,<ref>{{Cite web | title = Multiple Sclerosis | publisher = Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Paralysis Resource Center | url = http://www.christopherreeve.org/atf/cf/%7B173bca02-3665-49ab-9378-be009c58a5d3%7D/MULTIPLE%20SCLEROSIS%207-10.PDF | accessdate = September 6, 2011 | archive-date = March 24, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120324082239/http://www.christopherreeve.org/atf/cf/%7B173bca02-3665-49ab-9378-be009c58a5d3%7D/MULTIPLE%20SCLEROSIS%207-10.PDF | url-status = dead }}</ref> Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada BC Division<ref>{{Cite web | title = MS BC Bulletin | publisher = Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada British Columbia Division | date = Fall 2003 | url = http://mssociety.ca/bc/PDF/news/fall_03.pdf | accessdate = September 6, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120330024604/http://mssociety.ca/bc/PDF/news/fall_03.pdf | archive-date = March 30, 2012 | url-status = dead }}</ref> and many other MS related organizations.
== Published Articles ==
*Herbs for Multiple Sclerosis: Catnip, Chamomile, and Cayenne Can Help Ease Symptoms<ref>{{cite news | first=Lorna | last=Moorhead | title= Herbs for Multiple Sclerosis: Catnip, Chamomile, and Cayenne Can Help Ease Symptoms | url= | location = Toronto | newspaper=Vitality: Toronto’s Monthly Wellness Journal| date=July/August 2002 }}</ref>
*Explaining Illness to Your Children <ref name=Rest />
*HealingWell.com Articles”<ref name=Heal>{{cite web |url=http://www.healingwell.com/library/ms/moorhead1.asp
|title=HealingWell.com |year= 2000}}</ref>
**Herbs for MS <ref name=Heal />
**MS: The Silent Partner <ref name=Heal />
**Telling Your Kids You Have MS <ref name=Heal />
**A Woman's Touch: MS and Femininity <ref name=Heal />
**Slurry Speech and MS <ref name=Heal />


Her book ''Coffee in the Cereal'' was required reading for a class at Stanford University.<ref>{{Cite web | last = Krieger | first = Susan | title = Syllabus for Seminar in Women's Health: Women and Disabilities | publisher = Stanford University | date = Spring 2007 | url = http://susankrieger.stanford.edu/tnlt/syllabus.html | accessdate = September 6, 2011 }}</ref>
==Coffee in the Cereal: The First Year with Multiple Sclerosis==
[http://books.google.com/books?id=1J7R_llY41AC&lpg=PP1&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false ''Coffee in the Cereal: The First Year with Multiple Sclerosis ''] was first published in 2002 by Pathfinder publishing. It was later edited and republished in 2003. It was edited again and had a significant update of content, as well as a new ISBN, in 2010.


=== Health Advocacy ===
Lorna began writing Coffee in the Cereal in 2001. She had already successfully published multiple articles and had a “burning desire”<ref>{{cite news | first=Josie | last=Byzek | title=Lorna Moorhead: Laughing At Life | url= | location = | newspaper=New Mobility: Life on Wheels| date=March 2001 }}</ref> to write a book about learning to live with Multiple Sclerosis. She focused the content of the book on the issues she experienced within her first year of having Multiple Sclerosis.
In 2000, she founded MS MOMS, "a California non-profit organization for women and mothers with Multiple Sclerosis".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.authorsden.com/visit/author.asp?AuthorID=9849
|title=Authors Den |accessdate=July 10, 2011}}</ref> She was motivated to establish '''MS MOMS''' was a lack of support for parents with Multiple Sclerosis. She requested support from the [[National Multiple Sclerosis Society]], though they did not have any programs specifically designed to assist with women's issues, parenting with multiple sclerosis, or maintaining relationships at the time.<ref>{{cite news | first=Lisa | last=Rapaport | title=Reaching In, Reaching Out | page=F1 | location = Sacramento | newspaper=The Sacramento Bee | date=August 20, 2000 }}</ref>
MS MOMS commonly participates with [[Renaissance fair]]s for fundraising and advertising.<ref>{{Cite web | last = Moorhead | first = Lorna J.| title = News from MS MOMS | work = MS MuSings | url = http://www.msmusings.com/archive70/70/Real,%20news%20from%20MS%20Moms.htm |accessdate=September 6, 2011 }}</ref>


In addition to founding MS MOMS, Moorhead has written many articles.<ref name=Rest>{{cite news | first=Lorna J. | last=Moorhead | title=Explaining Illness to Your Children | url=http://www.restministries.org/articles/noreprint/art-explainingtokids.htm | agency=Rest Ministries, Inc. | newspaper=And He Will Give You Rest | date=May 2001 }}</ref>
==Phone in the Fridge: Five Years with Multiple Sclerosis==
[http://books.google.com/books?id=NtbGLKxC7SgC&lpg=PP1&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false ''Phone in the Fridge: Five Years with Multiple Sclerosis''] was first published in 2006 by Pathfinder publishing.


=== Published articles ===
After many years of surviving her Multiple Sclerosis, Lorna sat down and recounted the significant life lessons from her first five years.
*Herbs for Multiple Sclerosis: Catnip, Chamomile, and Cayenne Can Help Ease Symptoms<ref>{{cite news | first=Lorna | last=Moorhead | title= Herbs for Multiple Sclerosis: Catnip, Chamomile, and Cayenne Can Help Ease Symptoms | location = Toronto | newspaper=Vitality: Toronto’s Monthly Wellness Journal| date=July–August 2002 }}</ref>
*Explaining Illness to Your Children<ref name=Rest />
*HealingWell.com Articles"<ref name=Heal>{{cite web |url=http://www.healingwell.com/library/ms/moorhead1.asp|title=HealingWell.com |year= 2000}}</ref>
**Herbs for MS<ref name=Heal />
**MS: The Silent Partner<ref name=Heal />
**Telling Your Kids You Have MS<ref name=Heal />
**A Woman's Touch: MS and Femininity<ref name=Heal />
**Slurry Speech and MS<ref name=Heal />

===Coffee in the Cereal: The First Year with Multiple Sclerosis===
''Coffee in the Cereal: The First Year with Multiple Sclerosis '' was first published in 2002 by ''Pathfinder Publishing''. It was later edited and republished in 2003. It was edited again and had a significant update of content, as well as a new ISBN, in 2010.

Lorna began writing Coffee in the Cereal in 2001. She had already successfully published multiple articles and had a "burning desire"<ref>{{cite news | first=Josie | last=Byzek | title=Lorna Moorhead: Laughing at Life | newspaper=New Mobility: Life on Wheels| date=March 2001 }}</ref> to write a book about learning to live with Multiple Sclerosis. She focused the content of the book on the issues she experienced within her first year of having Multiple Sclerosis.

===Phone in the Fridge: Five Years with Multiple Sclerosis===
[https://books.google.com/books?id=NtbGLKxC7SgC&pg=PP1 ''Phone in the Fridge: Five Years with Multiple Sclerosis''] was first published in 2006 by [http://www.pathfinderpublishing.com/Pages/phoneinfridge.html ''Pathfinder Publishing''].


== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.msmoms.com/ www.MSMOMS.com]
* [http://www.msmoms.org/ MS MOMS website]

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Latest revision as of 00:55, 20 December 2023

Lorna Jean Moorhead
Born (1975-11-05) November 5, 1975 (age 49)
Carmichael, California, U.S.
OccupationAuthor
GenreMultiple sclerosis
Health advocacy
Notable worksCoffee in the Cereal: The First Year with Multiple Sclerosis, Phone in the Fridge: Five Years with Multiple Sclerosis

Lorna Jean Moorhead (born November 5, 1975) is an American author, health columnist and health advocate. She is one of the first writers on the subject of women's health issues pertaining to multiple sclerosis.

Biography

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Moorhead was born in Carmichael, California. Her mother served as a member of the California State Assembly.[1]

At the age of 23, she was diagnosed with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis.

Moorhead is the author of two books, Coffee in the Cereal: The First Year with Multiple Sclerosis (2002) and Phone in the Fridge: Five Years with Multiple Sclerosis (2006), as well as many articles and blogs concerning multiple sclerosis and health advocacy.

In 2009, Moorhead was showcased in Hoi Polli II in recognition of her literary accomplishments.[2]

Moorhead's books are recommended for MS patients by the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Paralysis Resource Center,[3] Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada BC Division[4] and many other MS related organizations.

Her book Coffee in the Cereal was required reading for a class at Stanford University.[5]

Health Advocacy

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In 2000, she founded MS MOMS, "a California non-profit organization for women and mothers with Multiple Sclerosis".[6] She was motivated to establish MS MOMS was a lack of support for parents with Multiple Sclerosis. She requested support from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, though they did not have any programs specifically designed to assist with women's issues, parenting with multiple sclerosis, or maintaining relationships at the time.[7] MS MOMS commonly participates with Renaissance fairs for fundraising and advertising.[8]

In addition to founding MS MOMS, Moorhead has written many articles.[9]

Published articles

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  • Herbs for Multiple Sclerosis: Catnip, Chamomile, and Cayenne Can Help Ease Symptoms[10]
  • Explaining Illness to Your Children[9]
  • HealingWell.com Articles"[11]
    • Herbs for MS[11]
    • MS: The Silent Partner[11]
    • Telling Your Kids You Have MS[11]
    • A Woman's Touch: MS and Femininity[11]
    • Slurry Speech and MS[11]

Coffee in the Cereal: The First Year with Multiple Sclerosis

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Coffee in the Cereal: The First Year with Multiple Sclerosis was first published in 2002 by Pathfinder Publishing. It was later edited and republished in 2003. It was edited again and had a significant update of content, as well as a new ISBN, in 2010.

Lorna began writing Coffee in the Cereal in 2001. She had already successfully published multiple articles and had a "burning desire"[12] to write a book about learning to live with Multiple Sclerosis. She focused the content of the book on the issues she experienced within her first year of having Multiple Sclerosis.

Phone in the Fridge: Five Years with Multiple Sclerosis

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Phone in the Fridge: Five Years with Multiple Sclerosis was first published in 2006 by Pathfinder Publishing.

References

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  1. ^ Duffy, Jean (2001). "Jean Moorhead Duffy papers". LP235:1-43, LP255:169-194. California State Library. Retrieved September 5, 2011.
  2. ^ "hoi polloi II - A Literary Journal for the Rest of Us". Our Products. Dog Days Press. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  3. ^ "Multiple Sclerosis" (PDF). Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Paralysis Resource Center. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 24, 2012. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  4. ^ "MS BC Bulletin" (PDF). Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada British Columbia Division. Fall 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 30, 2012. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  5. ^ Krieger, Susan (Spring 2007). "Syllabus for Seminar in Women's Health: Women and Disabilities". Stanford University. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  6. ^ "Authors Den". Retrieved July 10, 2011.
  7. ^ Rapaport, Lisa (August 20, 2000). "Reaching In, Reaching Out". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento. p. F1.
  8. ^ Moorhead, Lorna J. "News from MS MOMS". MS MuSings. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  9. ^ a b Moorhead, Lorna J. (May 2001). "Explaining Illness to Your Children". And He Will Give You Rest. Rest Ministries, Inc.
  10. ^ Moorhead, Lorna (July–August 2002). "Herbs for Multiple Sclerosis: Catnip, Chamomile, and Cayenne Can Help Ease Symptoms". Vitality: Toronto’s Monthly Wellness Journal. Toronto.
  11. ^ a b c d e f "HealingWell.com". 2000.
  12. ^ Byzek, Josie (March 2001). "Lorna Moorhead: Laughing at Life". New Mobility: Life on Wheels.
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