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Myasthenia gravis (MG) can be a hard diagnosis to receive. I don’t mean hard as in emotionally challenging, although that definitely happens too. I mean it is difficult to find...

Stress and anxiety have been a constant tension in my life. A few days ago, a mysterious itchy rash started spreading across my body like wildfire. I scrambled to book...

In other articles, I’ve talked briefly about living with 2 or more health conditions. When I was first diagnosed with myasthenia gravis in December 2008, I was also diagnosed with...

I have 2 children - a son who is 4, and a daughter who just turned 2. Life is nonstop with the demands of 2 toddlers. With them still dependent...

Rag dolls are made out of cloth and slightly stuffed. When you set one down, they just kind of crumple into a heap. They cannot be posed into any form...

One of the things I have found hard to deal with while living with myasthenia gravis is transportation. There are times when I am unable to drive myself and family...

It has been 6 months since my thymectomy. Woohoo! The pain medications kept most of my time in the hospital a blur. Still, I remember having many frustrating disappointments. My...

Prednisone is an anti-inflammatory drug commonly used for its immunosuppressant properties in people with myasthenia gravis (MG). Its role is to manage MG symptoms and myasthenic crises, often in combination...

Once you discover you have myasthenia gravis (MG), there is a lot of learning and adjustments to be made. Then just when you think you’ve got it, you learn something...

Here we are into a new year! When everyone else is making personal or professional resolutions or setting goals, I wonder how many of us with myasthenia gravis (MG) are...

Myasthenia gravis (MG) patients experience many symptoms. As individuals, we have different symptoms, react to the same situations differently, and medications work differently for different people. While some of us...

Like many in this community, my husband’s path to diagnosis and treatment was far from direct. His symptoms began while we were wintering in a southern state. He discussed that...

After having myasthenia gravis (MG) for almost 3 decades, I have gotten pretty good at knowing when I need to call my neurologist during a flare. For me, my first...

On December 17, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Vyvgart™ (efgartigimod) to treat generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) in adults who test positive for the anti-acetylcholine receptor (AChR)...

In case you missed it, check out part 1 of this article, My Cooking Tips for Myasthenia Gravis. For those of us who eat and cook meat, standing over a...

My Christmas decorating obsession has kept me busy until a few days ago. Then, Christmas, birthday, and our anniversary came along. I usually have plenty of help from my husband...

When I was first diagnosed with myasthenia gravis (MG), I started researching diets for autoimmune diseases. Due to my upbringing which valued holistic health, I believed my body was capable...

They say that "hindsight is 20/20." In the case of my husband's myasthenia gravis (MG), his sudden loss of 20/20 vision should have been our first clue to the possibility...

The biggest holidays of the year are peaking just around the corner. This will be our second Christmas dealing with COVID-19 during the holidays. My view on life is different...

Question: When is the worst time of year to have a myasthenia gravis (MG) flare up? Well, there isn’t really a good time for one, but for me, the winter...