Even though my symptoms started early, I couldn’t make a strategic plan for higher education because I wasn’t diagnosed with myasthenia gravis (MG) until my second year of college. I’d chosen my dream career: physics. You might think of Stephen Hawking as the perfect example of a disabled person…
My Bitter & Best Friend: MG - a Column by Sarah Bendiff
Ahead of every family reunion, plan, and event, I fear saying the famous “I’m tired, I can’t” — not because of how it might affect me, but because of how others might react. Normally, I’d be “selfish” and preserve my energy, but in these moments, I feel like I’m in…
It’s been five years since I was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis (MG), an autoimmune neuromuscular disease. MG makes me feel tired and short of breath, and sometimes I struggle to speak clearly. It feels like yesterday when I was diagnosed, and I believe I still need to know more…
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