Sometimes We Need Someone to Listen...Sometimes we just need someone to listen, to be there. Not for offering advice. Not even for consoling us or providing encouragement...reactions4comments
Communications on the Job...With such a rare condition, do you ask for accommodations or do you simply endure? What accommodations can help you continue to...reactions2replies
The Need for Myasthenia Gravis Awareness: MG Awareness Month 2021...June marks Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month. Together, it is time to bring awareness to how it feels to live with a rare...reactionscomments
Managing Flares by Listening to My Heart...The first few months after my myasthenia gravis (MG) diagnosis, I had to quit my job. My vision was consistently double and...reactionscomments
Considerations for Driving with Myasthenia Gravis...When the diverse symptoms of myasthenia gravis converge to a diagnosis, the many unknowns can be the hardest part. Chief among them...reactionscomments
Is There Such A Thing As Bulbar Myasthenia Gravis?...Myasthenia gravis (MG) can have wide-reaching effects on the body. This can lead to different symptoms and ways of classifying MG. One...reactions28comments
Take the Person Before Patient Survey...The Person Before Patient Survey is now closed. Thank you for your interest! What makes us the people we are? Living with...reactionscomments
Zach McCallum...When Zach was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis, he was already, as he puts it, “a professional sick person.” Thanks to a primary...
Twenty-Eight Years with MG...My symptoms leading up to a diagnosis of MG began while I was driving East on U S – 36 in Kansas...reactions3comments
Managing Flares by Listening to My Body...I am turning 30 this year, which has prompted me to start thinking about what I am taking away from my 20s...reactionscomments
Myasthenia Eyes and the Emotional Toll...The first symptom I experienced was the droopy eyelid. At first, I figured it was from the edema I had experienced for...reactions32comments
Valerie Sidhoum...Valerie was previously a Health Care leader on Myasthenia-Gravis.com. Dr. Valerie Sidhoum is a Neurologist in Philadelphia. She completed her residency at...
What Causes Remission in Myasthenia Gravis?...Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a rare, autoimmune disease that causes a person’s muscles to become weak and to tire easily. The way...reactions23comments
The Role of Sunscreen for Myasthenia Gravis...As the warmer and sunnier days approach, it is time to be mindful of how the sun’s rays impact our bodies. Some...reactionscomments
Seronegative Myasthenia Gravis...Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease that affects your muscles. Those living with MG have antibodies in their blood that attack...
Myasthenia Gravis Can't Stop Me...“You have textbook case myasthenia.” Those were the exact terms the neurologist uttered at the time of my diagnosis. The words I...reactions7comments
Myasthenia Gravis and Sleep Disorders...Myasthenia gravis (MG) causes fatigue or extreme tiredness. At the same time, many people with this autoimmune disease have trouble sleeping. Common...reactions4comments
Claire Denton...Claire was previously a health leader on Myasthenia-Gravis.com. My Myasthenia Gravis diagnosis came in 1995 when I was a senior in college...
Sally Farrier...I began having problems in my hands at the age of 10. I was unable to write more than a few sentences...
What Are Digital Therapeutics?...Digital therapeutics (DTx) first entered clinical discussions in the 1990s. The idea was that technology could improve healthcare access. It could help...reactionscomments
