Columns

December 21, 2018December 19, 2018

Holidays, Planes, Trains, and Myasthenia Gravis

A Good Life with Bad Muscles - a Column by Retha De Wet, Columns

Traveling can be an anxiety-provoking experience. There are so many things to remember, including those that are necessary to board the plane. I recently embarked on a trip to ... Read more

December 14, 2018December 13, 2018

Life with a Suppressed Immune System

A Good Life with Bad Muscles - a Column by Retha De Wet, Columns

Finding a viable treatment option for a rare disease can be a long-term, frustrating struggle. Being rare, the disease itself is often poorly understood by the medical community, making ... Read more

December 7, 2018December 6, 2018

Myasthenia Gravis Taught Me Not to Judge So Harshly

A Good Life with Bad Muscles - a Column by Retha De Wet, Columns

If I have learned one thing from life, it is that people always pass judgment. We judge things we think we understand, and sometimes we judge things we don’t ... Read more

November 30, 2018November 28, 2018

Managing University Life with MG

A Good Life with Bad Muscles - a Column by Retha De Wet, Columns

Life with myasthenia gravis can be incredibly frustrating. At times, it feels like no one understands my battle and what I’m forced to go through just to lead a ... Read more

November 26, 2018November 20, 2018

Shedding Expectations While Living with Myasthenia Gravis

Columns, Unmasking Myasthenia Gravis - a Column by Rebekah Dorr

In the years since my diagnosis of a rare, incurable disease, I have learned about unspoken rules that have been thrust upon me and the social expectations that quickly ... Read more

November 21, 2018November 19, 2018

Why I Am Not ‘Better’

Columns, Positively MG - a Column by Megan Hunter

When I see someone for the first time in a while, they sometimes ask me if I am better. I have to pause before answering. Being chronically ill means ... Read more

November 19, 2018November 16, 2018

Finding Grace When MG Changes Our Plans

Columns, Unmasking Myasthenia Gravis - a Column by Rebekah Dorr

The house is quiet past midnight, yet I’m fully awake as usual, thanks to my many health issues. Nighttime is when everything comes alive for me — chiefly my ... Read more

November 16, 2018November 15, 2018

Exercise with Myasthenia Gravis Is a True Test of Character

A Good Life with Bad Muscles - a Column by Retha De Wet, Columns

Few activities send endorphins rushing through my body like jogging. Exercise has many benefits, both mental and physical. This fact became apparent to me when I could no longer ... Read more

November 12, 2018November 9, 2018

Answering the Invitation to Simply ‘Be’

Columns, Unmasking Myasthenia Gravis - a Column by Rebekah Dorr

Having a rare disease opens the door to many questions. It also presents the opportunity for well-meant advice that doesn’t always help the way it’s intended.  I get it ... Read more

November 9, 2018November 7, 2018

Conquering Anxiety and Myasthenia Gravis Together

A Good Life with Bad Muscles - a Column by Retha De Wet, Columns

Struggling with physical and mental health is challenging. In my case, myasthenia gravis shined a light on underlying anxiety, and now I am in a relationship with both. I ... Read more