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Guestbooks - An exciting addition to Inspire

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted May 20, 2009
  • 35 replies
  • Hello everyone, We're writing to let you know about a great new feature we'll be adding to Inspire in the very near future: guestbooks. This is a feature that many of you have requested, and we're very ...

When will it end ?

Ryanallan
  • By Ryanallan · Posted May 17, 2009
  • 2 replies
  • May 23rd will be 3 years for me and for the last month I have been getting unusual attacks. Saw the Dr on Tuesday and have an emergency MRI this Tuesday at 5:00 P.M. I have been seeing one dimmensionaly ...

Jack's Shop signing at Barnes and Noble

JimH52
  • By JimH52 · Posted May 15, 2009
  • 8 replies
  • For those in the Virginia area, a reminder that I will be signing books at Barnes and Noble at Barracks Road Shopping Center in Charlottesville, Virginia on May 23rd at 1:00 pm. If you are in the area ...

Encephalitis Society Video on YouTube

DVirginia
  • By DVirginia · Posted May 6, 2009
  • 2 replies
  • I saw an announcement about this video on my Facebook account so I thought I'd share it with the group. It says you can subscribe to their videos, although I'm not sure what kind of videos they would ...

Something silly..

WendyStation
  • By WendyStation · Posted May 4, 2009
  • 7 replies
  • The challenge on this web page: http://www.humorsphere.com/fun/8787/colo rtest.swf is interesting... and one can work on it to improve their outcome. Give it a try! It reminds me of the tests and skills ...

nausea

rudda
  • By rudda · Posted May 4, 2009
  • 16 replies
  • hi everyone i was just wondering if anyone suffers from nausea i got hse in sept 08 and the things i suffer with is constant nausea problems with my digestive system and i no it sounds weird but a pulsating ...

My daughter and encephalitis

Jayme777
  • By Jayme777 · Posted May 3, 2009
  • 3 replies
  • This is an entry I Posted last August and I would like to add some updates at the end: My 8 year old daughter was diagnosed with encephalitis in Sept. 2007. All the available tests were run to check for ...

Moms, you rock!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted May 1, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • Looking for a unique and extraordinary way to say "thank you" to your mom? In honor of Mother's Day, good friend of Inspire Dr. Gwenn (of http://www.PediatricsNow.com and http://www.DrGwennIsIn.com) will ...

Surgery

kimz1214
  • By kimz1214 · Posted April 29, 2009
  • 3 replies
  • My sister has to have her ovaries out today. This was a last minute decision since the doctors are not quite sure where the antibodies are being formed. Her illness has been a mystery for 4 months. The ...

CORD: Canadian Organization For Rare Disorders

WendyStation
  • By WendyStation · Posted April 27, 2009
  • 5 replies
  • Photobucket http://www.raredisorders.ca/ I'm proud to share that I will be attending the above Conference. This includes the Newsmakers Breakfast: "Rare Disorders In Canada: A Promise Not Kept", the Day ...

Going on a Road Trip

udi45
  • By udi45 · Posted April 25, 2009
  • 11 replies
  • We are going to take a road trip to Florida... Gonna get some sun and relax.... Udi ...

Got my copy of Jack's Shop today!

WendyStation
  • By WendyStation · Posted April 24, 2009
  • 5 replies
  • Photobucket Got my copy of "Jack's Shop" today! It's tough to find here in Canada, but a specialty store ordered it for me. For folks new to EGlobal, check out http://www.jacksshop.com . This book is ...

ADEM versus MS

hungary
  • By hungary · Posted April 18, 2009
  • 1 reply
  • April marks my one year anniversary of a life changing event, which is still undiagnosed. I woke up one morning and was extremely dizzy. I walked to work as I always did, however, I would weave back and ...

3 months and living

udi45
  • By udi45 · Posted April 17, 2009
  • 2 replies
  • I haven't posted in awhile and I wanted to let everyone know that we are doing ok. Moving forward and when we hit a bump, we both try a new road to go on. So for all of the new caregivers that are scared ...

The Migraine Brain book

DVirginia
  • By DVirginia · Posted April 14, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • I wanted to share with the group a book I picked up at the library that had some interesting info about migraines. It's called "The Migraine Brain," by Carolyn Bernstein, MD. Basically, it talks about ...

Jack's Shop: Beyond the Front Porch (excerpt)

JimH52
  • By JimH52 · Posted April 11, 2009
  • 6 replies
  • Just Grin and Bear It (excerpt) The dizziness, irritability, and nausea continued. Then about a week after the vomiting incident, my strongest physical feature of all, my legs and feet, began to show ...

The big E that leaves the big H

newmustangsally
  • By newmustangsally · Posted April 4, 2009
  • 14 replies
  • ok i have been reading alot on here and it seems as if we all suffer from headaches, some docs give pain meds most try everything else. what i dont understand is why the docs dont seem to be researching ...

Sometimes it sucks!

mooseinmotion
  • By mooseinmotion · Posted March 30, 2009
  • 18 replies
  • There are times that I just cry. I am not the emotional type of guy, but I want my old life back. I want to let go of that at least. Life is truly different now. How I determine success is different--it ...

headaches

plirley
  • By plirley · Posted March 28, 2009
  • 18 replies
  • I have headaches 24-7 on a scale of 1-10 everyday about a 5. When headaches get bad about a 15 which is about every 4 to 6 weeks I have to go into emergency room for a shot of demoral. That brings the ...

constant headache pain

newmustangsally
  • By newmustangsally · Posted March 20, 2009
  • 8 replies
  • can anyone tell me what meds work for them for the wonderful headaches we got left with after E ? sounds like we all have the same problem, sometimes i wish i could just have the demoral shots that they ...

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