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Chapter 18: Taking a Stand

Sit Down Before Reading is an epic medical memoir unlike any you've ever read. This unbelievable story of stories is unfolding in near real time. That means the conclusion of this tale isn't written yet... because it hasn't happened yet. The story I'm telling will challenge the medical establishment to reexamine life with a debilitating disease, send reverberating shockwaves throughout the disabled community, rewrite the rulebook of healthcare (God willing), and potentially change your entire future. I recommend you buckle up and hang on, it’s going to be one hell of a rip-roaring ride. A new chapter releases every Wednesday here:

https://www.activemsers.org/sit-down-before-reading

David, the best possibility for me to reverse my myriad disabilities brought on my Lyme encephalomyelitis—to have a fighting chance to be able to put one foot in front of another and walk again—means IV antibiotics, universally deemed “medically necessary.” Just one wee, tiny problem. Because none of my lab tests show positive antibodies for Lyme disease, getting said treatment instead now fell into one of three categories: 1) No Way, Jose, 2) Not a Chance in Hell, or 3) Over My Dead Body. Oops, I forgot a fourth: When Pigs Fly. Chapter 18: Taking a Stand releases today along with a preview for Chapter 19. Below is the direct link to the home page of Sit Down Before Reading: A Memoir where all available chapters are displayed. Don't like clicking links in emails? Copy the link above into your internet browser or go to the home page of ActiveMSers.

Sit Down Before Reading: A Memoir

BONUS CONTENT: Cure Thyself!

A few years ago, so frustrated with the tsunami of cures emanating from turmeric alone, I spent an entire afternoon on Google trying to find something, anything, the Indian spice didn’t purportedly cure. I even wrote up a full op-ed for The New York Times, complete with The Turmeric Challenge. The NYT didn’t respond, but lucky you, the newspaper’s loss is your gain! Introducing Cure Thyself.

Misdiagnosed Forum

When I was scrolling through my news feed the other day, I paused. Then I showed my phone to Laura, asking her if she noticed anything odd. “It looks like your news feed.” Then I asked her to look again. She did, “And it still looks like your news feed,” handing the phone back to me with the subtle unsaid message of “thanks for wasting 12 seconds of my morning.” I pointed out that she had overlooked an important detail, namely the detail that the latest chapter of my book was one of the news stories and there was a link to Chapter 17: Ipso Facto. Sit Down Before Reading is gaining traction and people are beginning to get curious—impactful people, from celebrities to researchers to policy makers. Even Google is paying attention. I promise, it will all be worth their time… and yours. Be active, stay fit, and keep exploring!

Dave Bexfield

www.activemsers.org

p.s. I encourage you to watch this never-seen-before footage (https://youtu.be/Oi627DXrK5I) of me doing my very first stand-up routine. It was at 2018's HealtheVoices, the world's leading conference for online health advocates. Oh, the irony of my subject matter!

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