Like any art form, poetry is sincere when done for the sake of human connection and it is pointless to keep my poems in disorganized...

Orphan disease: A disease that has not been adopted by the pharmaceutical industry because it provides little financial incentive...

I was eventually diagnosed with Hashimoto’s Encephalopathy (HE) in 2012 by my amazing primary care physician and my neurologist agreed...

I am truly happy and have a newfound love for life, appreciating the little things more.

...amazing team at Texas Children’s Hospital to figure out. So glad to have a team that works so hard for TJ to have his best possible life

World Encephalitis Day event and what it's like to meet other encephalitis patients and caregivers.

During winter 2013, I started working as a preschool teacher. I loved my job! The kids brought me so much joy! Sadly a couple months after..

On my 19th birthday, I had an appointment with my doctor. I was a freshman in college, taking three classes a semester....

Well we ended off with the neurologist doing biopsies and eeg's and all sort of tests for me. I have to add she did to a spinal tap also...

When people say they are "survivors" and "warriors" of a particular disease I always said "UGH!...yeah that's me!" But I never wanted...