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Brain on Fire

My Month of Madness
Feb 06, 2016starrpwr rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
A startling account of someone's experience with the truly unknown; a perplexing and inexplicable illness that takes away your sanity. It makes me wonder how many people are walking around with some form of this disease! Educational and eye-opening, I realized that the positive outcome of Ms. Cahalan's story was based entirely on her fortunate status as the daughter of wealthy, loving parents, a committed and caring boyfriend, access to top-notch healthcare and all-round good friends and extended family (as Ms. Cahalan points out in the book). What happens to the rest who aren't as lucky? Thankfully, with the publication of this book, recognition of the symptoms of the disease and correctly diagnosing it will save someone else's life, regardless of social status.