

NEVER GIVE UP. MIRACLES HAPPEN EVERY DAY
2-year-old Zoe is reported to be the youngest anti-NMDAr encephalitis patient to date in the Philippines. Here’s my Zoe, my 2-year-old AE...


Susannah Cahalan Discusses her Book and Movie on the Today Show
All of us in the Autoimmune Encephalitis community owe Ms. Cahalan a debt or gratitude for using her talents as a writer to tell her...


Meet the IAES Admins ~ Series
Co-founders Gene Desotell and Tabitha Andrews Orth Each month the IAES Blog will be featuring one of our volunteer Administrators working...


A Picture Paints 1,000 Words
Our 15 year old daughter, Amanda, was diagnosed with autoimmune encephalitis and found antibodies of GAD65 in blood samples. Everything...


A Tribute to Fathers ~ Our Unsung Heros
Mothers may be the most vocal front line when it comes for advocating with a child who has a chronic illness like autoimmune encephalitis...


June is Aphasia Awareness Month
What is aphasia? Until recently, I had never heard the term before, however after John’s, my fiance's, diagnosis of autoimmune...


Graduate Nursing Student Focuses on Autoimmune Encephalitis Population
Recently, I completed a Population Health practicum for my graduate nursing program. As part of the course, I spent 105 clinical hours at...


MAY IS MENTAL HEALTH MONTH
Although Autoimmune Encephalitis (AE) is a neurological disorder, we all know that there is a large mental health aspect to the illness....


EREN'S STORY ~ A Small and Mighty anti-NMDAr Warrior
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂAs a Mother of 5 children, I was used to juggling schedules filled with homework, school projects and activities, nursing one...


How A Mother’s Advocacy Literally Became Her: Saving Grace
We received the dreaded letter of denial from our insurance company 7 days before my daughter was due for her IVIG treatment. I...