Hello everyone,

My name is Chris Tatevosian., I have had MS for 28 years and I have recently written a book that I want to share with as many people with chronic illness especially autoimmune diseases like MS, as I can. Folks need to hear and benefit from my real-life story dealing with relationships and MS. When I was going through my divorce my life was full of fear and concern that I would never meet anyone that loved me again. After spending countless hours in MS chat rooms, reading numerous posts on MS related message boards and joining an MS support group, I was astonished to learn how big of an issue this is for so many of us with MS, I took it upon myself to write this self-help memoir, literally making my life an open book in an attempt to help others avoid making the same relationship destroying mistakes that I made. This is my real life story and it's not always pretty but it's real and written to help others better deal with the stresses put on relationship as a result of life being interrupted by MS or chronic illness in general.

Article submitted by Christine Ratliff, editor, of MSfocus on Mon, 2007-11-19.

Life Interrupted Addresses Relationship Issues and MS

While a freshman at Johnson State College in Vermont, Chris Tatevosian was diagnosed with MS. He graduated in 1983 with a Bachelor of Science in Ecology and a minor in Chemistry. For seven years, Chris was an analytical chemical technician before becoming an occupational safety coordinator/consultant.

"My disease was relapsing remitting up until 1990," Chris says. "That was the year I began dating the woman who would eventually become my wife. Everything was tremendous until I suffered a major exacerbation in May 1993, at which time I became disabled and unable to work. After several difficult years, we were divorced. It was one of the darkest times of my life."

In his recently published book, Life Interrupted, It's Not All About Me (available from Amazon.com), Chris shares the details of his life with MS before, during, and after his first marriage. This candid memoir examines the ways in which the author's destructive attitude and inability to cope cost him his marriage. Chris hopes his story might help others make more of an effort to communicate effectively with their loved ones and not allow disability and low self-worth to destroy their relationships. Chris also writes about his faith in God, his experiences with bee venom therapy, and his fiancée, Jane, to whom he is now married.

Life Interrupted: It's Not All About Me, was originally self-published in 2007, but has since been republished in 2008 by Tate Publishing, LLC. The book is available at all bookstores nationwide and most online book sellers like Amazon.com.

I would love to share my story with others dealing with MS or any chronic illness whose life has become strained because of life being interrupted by this disease causing one person to become disabled and another to become the caregiver. I know that my book can help everyone dealing with this situation.

Life Interrupted-It's Not All About Me by multiple sclerosis sufferer Chris Tatevosian is a guide to help those with chronic illness or disability keep their relationships strong and loving.

Short description

Life Interrupted-It's Not All About Me by Chris Tatevosian guides others with chronic illness or disability to control feelings of self-pity, worthlessness and diminishing self-esteem in order to keep their relationships strong and loving. A physically debilitating illness is difficult enough, Tatevosian strives to help others avoid allowing this situation from becoming emotionally crippling as well. Open, frank and filled with invaluable advice, this is a book for anyone who wants to deal positively with illness or strengthen a relationship.

Back Cover Text

Chronic illness can strike anyone at any time. But long illnesses don't just affect one person, they affect the whole family. Author Chris Tatevosian was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis when he was a young man. Without realizing it, his "poor me" attitude, and difficulties with coping with the disease cost him what he felt was a marriage made in heaven. Could he have done something differently? Tatevosian shares with readers many of the destructive, relationship-busting behaviors to avoid as well as the helpful, healing ones to implement. He gives a firsthand account of multiple sclerosis, including the drugs and treatments which have been particularly beneficial for him. Stressing compassion and understanding for other family members, Tatevosian also asserts that his deep faith helped him through rocky times. By sharing his experiences, Tatevosian gives readers the awareness, knowledge and understanding they need to deal more positively with the emotional and physical stresses put on a relationship interrupted by chronic illness or disability. Warmly written and bravely told, this is a perfect book for patients, caregivers, or anyone looking to heal a relationship. "A real person, speaking right from the heart, and it touched my heart." --Rick Mansfield, Caring Coordinator, The First Congregational Church of Hopkinton, Massachusetts

Please visit my blog defeating-illness.blogspot.com for more articles and information about the book Life Interrupted, It's Not All about Me,

e-mail duketate@aol.com

Thanks and God bless,

Chris