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Life after encephalitis

How has encephalitis changed your life?

fungous (mycotic) encephalitis

aldoween
  • By aldoween · New reply October 17, 2009
  • 7 replies
  • Good evening a all! And how about fungous (mycotic) encephalitis? Are there survivors ...

Danger from shingles?

la_glitch
  • By la_glitch · New reply October 15, 2009
  • 7 replies
  • Hi all, I have what might be a bit of a silly question, but I was hoping somebody here could clear it up for me. I've heard, from my mother, that my childhood encephalitis was possibly caused by a nasty ...

herpes encephalitis Do I get my memories back?

Eemeena
  • By Eemeena · New reply October 14, 2009
  • 28 replies
  • I sufferd from herpes encephalitis not to long ago... I don't remember hardly anything in the past ten years... I don't even remember my husband. Will I get my memorys back? I'm scared and constantly ...

What is courage?

WendyStation
  • By WendyStation · New reply October 12, 2009
  • 13 replies
  • Click http://www.charityadvantage.com/Encephal itis_Global_IncRPJTPK/What%20Is%20Courag e.doc to read the FACES Presentation ...

Knatte from Sweden need help!

Knatte
  • By Knatte · New reply October 11, 2009
  • 9 replies
  • Hello! Do you remember me, "He from Sweden." It was a very long time since I wrote something here. Maiby shall begin by saying sorry for my bad English. I wrote this in Swedish, copied it into the "Google ...

encepalitis 2 times in a row

m333
  • By m333 · New reply October 11, 2009
  • 22 replies
  • I have had encephalitis two times in a row. was wondering if iany one out there also has had this and if they have been able to find the cause ...

Check out EGlobal's blog

WendyStation
  • By WendyStation · Posted October 8, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • Check out the EGlobal Blog at www.encephalitisglobal.org ! It offers links to current topics of interest... today's link offers a video taken at our FACES Conference. (Thank you Kathy ...

How do you know when it's over?

TrustingYahweh
  • By TrustingYahweh · New reply October 4, 2009
  • 16 replies
  • Please don't laugh or take this lightly. For a year now I have been battling "E" and have not reached a place where it can be said that "E" is over. I get better then get worse. Old symptoms re-occur ...

what do you do when you take 2 steps foward and 10 steps back

geez
  • By geez · New reply October 3, 2009
  • 7 replies
  • i am 2 years post E, i had been doing well and all of a sudden the headaches are stronger and more intense and the confusion and inability to concentrate is back, along with the awful feeling of not knowing ...

Cruising alone

jerseagal
  • By jerseagal · New reply October 2, 2009
  • 2 replies
  • Just booked a cruise. Going it solo. I will plan my excursions carefully. Research each of the 6 ports so I have a pretty good idea of what to expect. I also know I had better have a place for everything ...

Tools

familyfriend
  • By familyfriend · New reply September 30, 2009
  • 15 replies
  • A family member suffered from HSE a few years ago and has been living with us for the past few months. During this time my wife and I worked with him (and his rehab group) and we developed some tools ...

Anniversary again....

maineicecube
  • By maineicecube · New reply September 29, 2009
  • 11 replies
  • Please tell me I am not the only one who has had an anniversary reaction? I did my long experience post last week... And today is the actual one year anniversary of when I was hospitalized with E. I just ...

aphasia

cbrocket
  • By cbrocket · New reply September 28, 2009
  • 13 replies
  • Hi everybody. I have intermittent speech difficulties. I experience them in three different ways. 1 I have paralyzed body and cannot speak 2 I have a rigid contorted tongue and cannot spead 3 I know what ...

Fully recovered and how it happened

jerseagal
  • By jerseagal · New reply September 28, 2009
  • 21 replies
  • I have been encouraged to share my story. I hesitated at first because I did not want to appear as if I was bragging, or judging those who still have major disabilities after their bouts with Encephalitis ...

Anti Nmda Antbodies What is The Cause?

lynnzbopper
  • By lynnzbopper · New reply September 26, 2009
  • 5 replies
  • The Dr.s told us they don't know what causes it but I'm not happy with that answer are you? What simmilarities could our loved ones have had. Did you ever wonder about somthing they did or were exposed ...

Welcome Tigra!!

IngridGuerci
  • By IngridGuerci · Posted September 24, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • Welcome to the group of encephalitis survivors and caregivers. Please tell us a little bit about yourself. Ingrid/Tarrytown, NY HSE 12/95 (I was 45 years old ...

FACES Photos

WendyStation
  • By WendyStation · New reply September 22, 2009
  • 4 replies
  • Click the following link to view the first few FACES photos.... http://picasaweb.google.com/wendystation /FACES2009 ...

Hello from FACES!

WendyStation
  • By WendyStation · New reply September 21, 2009
  • 4 replies
  • Hello from FACES in Las Vegas! Robert's presentation to the Group was met with rave reviews... he was excellent at answering questions and explaining. THANK YOU from all of us, Robert ...

Steroids?????

everhopeful
  • By everhopeful · New reply September 21, 2009
  • 10 replies
  • Hi I was prescribed a course of steroids for a condition that appeared almost a year after being ill so is supposedly totally separate to the E. The thing is I am now in the process of tapering off the ...

YOGA

LadyJaneG
  • By LadyJaneG · New reply September 20, 2009
  • 2 replies
  • I have been doing YOGA and I simply love it! It sooooo puts you in a good place in a "good" way without drugs. And good for your physical well being too....and just to be with others in a "positive" inspired ...

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