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Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a disease that causes weakness and fatigue in muscles that you voluntarily control. It is an autoimmune disease. This means that your immune system mistakes normal...

I get asked a lot by other women who have myasthenia gravis (MG) what it was like for me when I was pregnant. While my story is a little different...

I am alone! No one understands what it's like for me. There's that deep pain inside, I just want to cry! The feeling is there and I just want to...

Myasthenia gravis (MG) causes some of us to feel fatigued all or most of the time. So how do we manage our daily hygiene and getting dressed for the day?...

Donating blood helps people in local hospitals who need blood transfusions. It benefits people who have lost blood from transplants or surgery. It also helps people who cannot make enough...

My husband didn’t marry me when I was sick. He had no idea what was in store for his or our future when he got down on one knee and...

It was January 2021, a new year. My first neurologist appointment of the year, my doctor and I decided that the next step was a thymectomy surgery. I was a...

One of my biggest problems with range of motion is using my left arm due to pain from the left side of my neck, shoulder, and upper back that radiates...

The path to a myasthenia gravis (MG) diagnosis can be exhausting, but finding the right doctor can make a huge impact. We had the opportunity to hear from our patient...

Myasthenia gravis (MG) is sometimes a little like Lucy and the football. You make careful life changes, modify your goals, take your meds, follow doctors’ orders, and symptoms seem to...

I am so frustrated, I'm not quite sure what to do! It already took 48 years to get a diagnosis of myasthenia gravis (MG) - the entire time there were...

March of 2020, the country shut down. And at the end of that month, it seemed like so did my body? I began to have a slight eyelid droop for...

Some may find this topic a little embarrassing, but elimination is a fact of life and is nothing to be embarrassed about. As someone living with myasthenia gravis (MG), I've...

I have myasthenia gravis (MG)! Each minute of each day can change rapidly, leaving my life in limbo when it comes to what I'm able to do. Sometimes daily life...

It's been a long hard battle for a diagnosis over the years. The past 2 years have been both the best and the worst. After 10 years of remission from...

People with myasthenia gravis (MG) may experience individual struggles with daily oral hygiene. I previously talked about risks at the dentist and tips on how to prepare for a dentist...

The thing that I find most challenging about having myasthenia gravis (MG) might surprise you. It’s not the double vision, the prednisone roller coaster, or even the times where my...

Editor's note: Content warning - This article includes experiences with sexual assault, domestic abuse, and violence. I am former Certified Domestic Abuse Advocate of 10 years, and I also have...

We recently conducted the Inaugural Myasthenia Gravis (MG) In America survey. One question on the survey asked, "What changes or modifications to your household/living space have you made since you...

In previous articles, I've talked about having the symptoms of myasthenia gravis (MG) for 48 years before being diagnosed. At times these symptoms were quite severe. Now in my 60...