Mark Harrington, a Boston native, shares why he chooses to disclose his myasthenia gravis diagnosis early in relationships. Read his column, “Together.”
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I would say immediately. I want someone to know upfront about MG and, to be honest with you, when I, when I do talk about it upfront, people actually enjoy the conversation.
They want to hear about it. They want to know about the disease. I’ve never been in a situation where anybody said to me, “That’s a game changer for me. I can’t go any further with that.”
Well, at times people say, “Well, you know, I have a cousin who had a B or C. Or my brother had D, E, or F.” It has never been something that has prevented any relationship from going further.
Maybe it’s a function of the people that I’m interacting with are older people — that may be a level of maturity or a level acceptance that you wouldn’t get from someone who’s younger.
