“On April 2, the nurses started my first round of five intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) infusions. The clear IV bags hung on a metal pole above my head, their liquid trickling down into my vein. Each of those ordinary-looking bags contained the healthy antibodies of over a thousand blood donors and cost upwards of $20,000 per infusion. One thousand tourniquets, one thousand nurses, one thousand veins, one thousand blood-sugar regulating cookies, all just to help one patient.”
Quote by Susannah Cahalan
Work
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness
This memoir takes readers on a personal journey through the author's descent into a mysterious illness that initially appears to be a mental breakdown. The narrative explores the challenges of misdiagnosis, the impact on personal relationships, and the eventual discovery of a rare autoimmune disease. The book offers a candid look at the complexities of medical diagnosis and the resilience of the human spirit. more
Author
Susannah Cahalan
Susannah Cahalan is an American author born in 1985. She gained fame for writing 'Brain on Fire', a book about her own experience with a rare neurological disease called anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis. more
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