I'll never have a 'normal' Life
Great Expectations: Maddy’s Story 10:43 minutes On my 19th birthday, I had an appointment with my doctor. I was a freshman in college,...
The Invisible Disease
World Encephalitis Day - Lisa Lauter Tells Her Story 13 minute video I was diagnosed with LGI1 Autoimmune Encephalitis (AE) in February...
World Encephalitis Day, February 22nd 10 Simple Ways You Can Participate
World Encephalitis Day is the Friday, February 22nd. This is a single day when everyone in the Autoimmune Encephalitis community works to...
A Life Well Lived, A Life Cut Short ~ In Memoriam
In Recognition of World Encephalitis Day, February 22nd, IAES will be publishing additional Blogs throughout February in its effort to...
I Have My Wings Back
I was diagnosed with Transverse Myelitis back in 2013. I am doing a lot better with that and had been doing great up until early 2018. I...
Light at the End of the Tunnel
Hi, my name is Kerry Jones and I’ve been diagnosed with LGI-1 autoimmune encephalitis by the Mayo Clinic in Rochester MN. I was seen by...
The Scariest Time of my Life -Battling Limbic Encephalitis
I’ve always been a socially active happy person. Loved to travel. Have gotten to experience a life that most people haven’t gotten to...
AE Warrior Gains His Wings ~ World Encephalitis Day Special Edition
On April 20, 2016, my brother, AJ, checked in to Theda Clark Hospital in Neenah and made a Facebook post stating that this would be his...
Young Texas Woman with anti-NMDAr Encephalitis fights for her Life and the Life of her unborn child
This is the story of 19 year old Haley Bounds Haley has always been a healthy child; never having anything but the common cold. Out of...
anti-NMDAr AE Warrior Shares her Story
(This photograph of Catherine was taken exactly one month prior to her diagnosis. She says: “In this picture you can see how healthy I...
