Brain On Fire

  • Susannah wakes up with 2 bug bites

    Susannah wakes up with 2 bug bites
    Susannah wakes up from her apartment in NYC to find 2 bug bites on her
  • Susannah has complete numbness on her left arm

    Susannah has complete numbness on her left arm
    Susannah is part way through her day, when her left arm goes completely numb
  • Susannah gets a sharp pain in her stomach

    Susannah gets a sharp pain in her stomach
    Susannah stands up and gets a sharp pain in her stomach
  • Susannah had a seizure

    Susannah had a seizure
    Susannah woke up from her sleep then started to have a seizure, her boyfriend Stephen called 911.
  • Doctors thinks she has Bipolar disease

    Doctors thinks she has Bipolar disease
    She met with a psychiatrist, who diagnosed her with bipolar disease
  • Susannah gets admitted to the hospital

    Susannah gets admitted to the hospital
    Susannah gets admitted to the NYU medical school hospital for further evaluation
  • Doctors do a "Clock Test" on Susannah

    Doctors do a "Clock Test" on Susannah
    The doctors at the hospital decide to do a Clock Test to see
  • Susannah gets the diagnosis

    Susannah gets the diagnosis
    Susannah is still in the hospital, when a doctor named Souhel Najjar gave her a proper diagnosis
  • Susannah starts her first round of medication

    Susannah starts her first round of medication
    After susannah gets diagnosed with anti-MDNA, she get put on her first round of medication to try to reverse the effects her her condition
  • Susannah get discharged after 21 days

    Susannah get discharged after 21 days
    After a few rounds of treatment in the hospital, susannah gets discharged from the hospital after 21 days. Susannah continues to do IV treatment for while
  • Susannah starts her final round of medication

    Susannah starts her final round of medication
    After being out of the hospital for long enough to finish her iv treatments, Susannah starts one final round of iv treatments to finish reversing her condition
  • Susannah goes back to work

    Susannah goes back to work
    Susannah finishes all treatment and gets well enough to go back to work at the New York Post.