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I Believe It. I Need You to Believe It.

I explained to my neurologist how a previous doctor told me I reached my cognitive limit. There could be no more improvement.

My neurologist looked at me and said, “That’s a terrible diagnosis. You’re going to get better.”

He said words that have stuck with me since: “I believe it. I need you to believe it. When you believe it, your brain will put itself in a position to heal, and it will begin to heal.”

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Invisible Illness: How I Look Doesn’t Reflect How I Feel

There are so many people with serious health conditions that suffer from what doctors call invisible illness. Invisible does not mean a patient is fabricating a health issue. It means that the condition is not observable by others. This makes sense. It’s logical. Yet, most people falsely believe if they can’t see a clear indication of illness, then whoever they are looking at must be healthy. This is very common with neurological disorders.

“A man is great not because he hasn’t failed; a man is great because failure hasn’t stopped him.”

— Confucius

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