Myasthenia Gravis Quotes

Hitherto the conception of chemical transmission at nerve endings and neuronal synapses, originating in Loewi's discovery, and with the extension that the work of my colleagues has been able to give to it, can claim one practical result, in the specific, though alas only short, alleviation of the condition of myasthenia gravis, by eserine and its synthetic analogues.

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All that remained was to hear the final death knell. It came in 1974 in the form of a devastating autoimmune disease called myasthenia gravis. It’s so rare an illness, when Ari received the diagnosis, he viewed it as punishment from the gods for his hubris, boastfulness, and extravagant lifestyle. “How can I lose?” he’d often asked when he was in good health. “The rules don’t even apply to me.” Now, he felt he was paying the price for his massive success by losing everything—his son, his money, even his health. Soon, he wouldn’t be able to keep his eyes open, the neuromuscular disorder weakening his face so much. It seemed like a cruel, horrible way to go out. “I may as well be dead now,” he told Jackie. “I can’t live like this.