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Journals
Alan
- By Ceno · Posted July 11, 2009
- 5 replies
- Last night at hospital, our daughter had music on & was singing & dancing next to her Daddy! He was trying so hard to communicate! Tay told him move your lips & he did he is really fighting to stay here ...
my daughter beat encephilitis
- By dianal · Posted July 8, 2009
- 6 replies
- My 14 year old daughter was diagnoised with viral encephalitis the beginning of May. Her first symptom was a major headache and on day 3 had her first partial seizure at a soccer practice. She was admitted ...
"Conversion" Coral
- By mooseinmotion · Posted July 6, 2009
- 6 replies
- I have been in the hospital for a month again--two different ones Thy keep wanting to "re-diagnose" me with conversion disorder due to all the inconsistencies. Same pain, same pain, same symptoms and ...
unknown encephalitis
- By loobna · Posted July 6, 2009
- 3 replies
- Eight months ago my daughter was dx unknown encephalitis after had a episode of seizure in the school. She was a normal 18 y/o senior. After 4 wks in coma she has not short or long term memory. Any parent ...
Visit my new web site
- By JimH52 · Posted July 3, 2009
- 0 replies
- Jack's Shop: Beyond the Front Porch is a book that I published in January that documents my youth and the early days when I contracted E at age 12. Many of you have been kind enough to purchase it. I ...
Hashimoto's Encephalitis
- By Movelin · Posted July 2, 2009
- 14 replies
- hello, oure daughter has Hashimoto's Encephalitis. she is 12 years. i would like to talk with people who has this auto immune disease or has a familymember with it ...
A Day at the Lake
- By Hughbetcha · Posted June 22, 2009
- 9 replies
- After doing my polar plunge through the ice on New Year's Day, I wanted to accomplish another goal this year: a 50 mile run at age 50. While I'm not aware of any local 50 mile races per se, I found the ...
My life with 'E'
- By MaccaM72 · Posted June 20, 2009
- 7 replies
- I contracted West Nile 'E' July 2002. I was at an outdoor wedding and got bitten alive by mosquito's. 6 days later I called into work and said I'm not coming in because I think I have the flu. The next ...
Hello
- By fivelines · Posted June 17, 2009
- 9 replies
- I am a forty-two year old male living in Brooklyn, married with two children. I work with the developmentally disabled--something I occasionally find ironic as I am only considered 'normal' because I ...
Adjusting, reducing or quitting medication
- By WendyStation · Posted June 16, 2009
- 16 replies
- The following is personal experience; I am not a medical professional, I am an encephalitis survivor. Quote from my own June 1st entry, "This is very different from ceasing a stomach medication. Personally ...
Share your story via video!
- By TeamInspire · Posted June 15, 2009
- 28 replies
- Sometimes the most powerful message each of us can share is our personal story -- our own experience. With upcoming healthcare legislation pending, one way we can be advocates is to share these stories ...
I Thought West Nile was in Egypt!
- By jules13 · Posted June 11, 2009
- 14 replies
- Yeah, I got bit. I got the fever. I got the rash. Now I have brain damage! My kids think I've lost my mind...I have. I can't remember @#$%!! Yesterday I nearly ran a red light downtown. I was in the car ...
Did You know?
- By rcoursey · Posted June 11, 2009
- 1 reply
- Social Anxiety, Chemical Imbalances in the Brain, and Brain Neural Pathways and Associations: What Does It All Mean? Thomas A. Richards, Ph.D. Psychologist/Director, SAI Most people misunderstand the ...
Follow Inspire on Twitter and Facebook!
- By TeamInspire · Posted June 10, 2009
- 32 replies
- We're happy to announce that you can now stay in touch with what's happening at Inspire by following us on both Twitter and Facebook. While Inspire communities are still the best places to connect with ...
Encephalitis and mobility
- By Mary09 · Posted June 5, 2009
- 6 replies
- My mum got Encephalitis three months ago. She was in coma the first three weeks, she was having Acyclovir for this time. The fourth week she opened the eyes, she seemed to be completely lost. The fith ...
Scared for my best friend
- By spring1979 · Posted June 3, 2009
- 9 replies
- Hi, I've been on this computer for days researching encephalitis for my best friend. She is 27 and was diagnosed about a week ago after I called 911 when I went to visit her and she was very out of sorts ...
7 year old boy desperately in need of help
- By willenium · Posted May 24, 2009
- 0 replies
- Dear Angels out there in the world, I really in need of help by anyone who can help to cure or at least ease the pain of a 7 year old boy. My friend's son is boy who has been suffering with an unknown ...
Confused
- By Dragonslayer · Posted May 23, 2009
- 13 replies
- My son asked me today why does dad always seem angry. I did not know what to tell him. Since E we've been on a roller coaster. Right now he's always angry at one of us for something. We can't even ask ...
Survivor of Herpes Simplex Encephalitis
- By pecanjim · Posted May 23, 2009
- 43 replies
- About two weeks ago I was given the good news that I am surviving herpes simplex encephalitis. I have looked at the published literature on this disease and find it almost completely irrelevant to being ...
New here
- By kelsieann2006 · Posted May 21, 2009
- 8 replies
- Hi all im new here and I was looking for some new friends and also to learn about meningitis and encephalitis. I had them both about 3 yrs ago and honestly i have not done a lot of researching. All i ...
