Yeah, I sort of hesitated to post it for that reason--that it might hit too close to home for a lot of people here. In the end I decided the main message is one of hope, because the book is published in a series called "the culture and politics of health care work." It means that stories like this are starting to get through to the medical profession.

The excerpt I read really stunned me. Since I'm seronegative and my symptoms are atypical, I could easily, easily, easily have been in her position. The neurologist who diagnosed me said he's seen 800 MG patients, and not one of them has my gait. I found out afterwards there's a known psychogenic lurching gait syndrome. So I feel like I dodged a bullet. And as always, I'm rooting for everyone on this list whose symptoms aren't being taken seriously.

Abby