Lean in:
Your MG romance guide

Find a partner who doesn’t guilt you for having MG

Devi Rose Cabañez shares how understanding and flexibility from a partner can ease the challenges of invisible symptoms with MG.

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About the series

We listened to the conversations happening across the MG community to uncover the questions and challenges that matter most. In this video series, community members share their personal journeys, hard-won wisdom, and advice for navigating romance while having MG. These are voices of experience from real people who truly understand.

Episodes

Grieving a lost identity, and appreciating a new one, with MG

Mark Harrington, a Boston native, shares how living with myasthenia gravis reshaped his sense of self, and how grief, growth, and acceptance can coexist after diagnosis.

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Partners can adjust to MG’s rhythms too

Sarah Bendiff shares how her relationship has adapted to prioritize rest, understanding, and quiet support.

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Find a partner who doesn’t guilt you for having MG

Devi Rose Cabañez shares how understanding and flexibility from a partner can ease the challenges of invisible symptoms with MG.

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Understanding sexual intimacy challenges in MG

Mark Harrington shares how MG can affect intimacy and why clear communication helps partners avoid personalizing limits.

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Learning to love at a slower pace with MG

Devi Rose Cabañez shares how MG has reshaped the way she approaches the pace of romance in her life.

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The ‘nothing to hide’ philosophy in romance with MG

Mark Harrington shares why being upfront about myasthenia gravis has strengthened, not limited, his relationships.

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A date ruined, and made cute, by MG

During an office date, Sarah Bendiff’s MG symptoms stopped her in her tracks, but her partner’s response changed everything.

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