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Deborah skydives over Longmont, Colorado. (Photos courtesy of Deborah White) This is Deborah White’s story: After several months of sporadic double vision, I started to experience drooping eyelids while on a business trip. A concerned co-worker took me to the emergency room where the physician recommended that I…

(Photos courtesy of Jennifer Thompson) This is Jennifer Thompson’s story: When I signed up to share a specific way in which myasthenia gravis (MG) has affected me, I had to really pause and pray. Wow! Living with MG takes a toll in so many different ways, it…

(Photo courtesy of Kathi Timothy) This is Kathi Timothy’s story: As a child, I remember pleading with my mother to please believe me. Believe me that I will clean my room after I go to a friend’s house. Believe me that I really did study. Believe me. Decades later,…

(Photo courtesy of Andrea Barlass) This is Andrea Barlass’ story: Living with myasthenia gravis (MG) has been interesting, for the lack of a better word. Despite the amount of research I did after I was diagnosed, no amount of information could have prepared me for how…

Michael and Carmel. (Photos courtesy of Michael Adam Weinberg) This is Michael Adam Weinberg’s story: I might’ve found myself solo, still meandering lost on this winding, never-beaten path of life, without my myasthenia gravis diagnosis and the consequential medical challenges I’ve faced over the past 17 years.

With MG, Siobhán Mattison says she looks well and can walk — until she can’t. Her kids never mind the ride, though. (Photo courtesy of Siobhán Mattison) This is Siobhán Mattison’s story: I’ve had autoimmune symptoms for much of my life, but I never thought much about it.

Pearl Moffett had a myasthenia crisis at age 48, following a diagnosis of chronic lymphocytic leukemia. (Courtesy of Pearl Moffett) This is Pearl Moffett’s story: My experience with myasthenia gravis (MG) opened my eyes to the suffering that a chronic illness can bring. …

(Photos courtesy of Alice Wangui Wambugu) This is Alice Wangui Wambugu’s story: My name is Alice Wangui Wambugu. I was born in Kenya on July 4, 1989. I grew up as a normal child and did not have a lot of major medical issues. When I was in high…

AmiCietta in July 2020. (Photos courtesy of AmiCietta Duche Clarke) This is AmiCietta Duche Clarke’s story: Working in corporate law is not for the fainthearted, especially when you’re fresh out of law school. I didn’t let a myasthenia gravis (MG) diagnosis during my third year of law…

(Photos courtesy of Charles Boyd) This is Charles Boyd’s story: I have had two lives. Before myasthenia gravis (MG) changed everything, I was a hardworking, nonstop kind of guy. I worked a full-time job and I worked hard at a food pantry on my days off. After MG…