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Chapter 3: Operation Overturn

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, when I wallpapered our garage wall with $198,000 of denied medical bills, Laura raised an eyebrow. Or two. What in God’s name was her husband up to? That’s the topic of Chapter 3, Operation Overturn, featuring the epic donnybrook between my health insurer and me that ultimately ended up in the pages of The New Yok Times. Again, this chapter has been extensively revised and updated from the original version released to members two months ago. It now features details of the haemopoietic stem cell transplant itself and the challenges we faced in the hospital and during recovery. Chapter 3: Operation Overturn releases today along with a preview for Chapter 4. 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 COVERAGE: MS Diagnosed Forum

Newly uploaded: my first speech for the MS Society, one to cyclists participating in BikeMS. It received a standing ovation. And yes, it’s funny. Previously uploaded topics connected to Operation Overturn include my winning entry that got me crowned NM’s “ultimate insider,” the five videos of my fight to get reimbursed for my HSCT (most featuring the music of Angels and Airwaves), my rejected Breaking Bad-themed newspaper ad (I am the danger!), and the planned billboards.

Ms Diagnosed Forum

I’ve gotten questions about why the slooow roll-out, why I’m not spilling the beans STAT to help people immediately. I get it, I do. But if I came out and confidently declared to the police it was Col. Mustard who committed murder in the study with a lead pipe waving a few cards from the board game Clue as “evidence,” they would laugh me out of the station. Likewise, “Because this health blogger named Dave said so” would have the same effect on your neurologist. Conversely, I could have gone the slow, money-making route: hire an agent, reach out to publishers, eventually seal a book deal, and then release Sit Down Before Reading in 2024 in hardback for $24.95. But what I’ve uncovered deserves urgency. That’s why I’m releasing the book nearly as quickly as I’m writing it, for free, to the world.

For me to help you, I need to build an ironclad case—one that is irrefutable, one that is shockingly memorable, and one that is so moving that action must be taken. That takes time, research, and details. Thanks for understanding. Also note: I have no sponsors, I accept no advertising, and I don’t take donations. That means I’m in no one’s pocket and am free to tell it exactly like it is ... and ruffle as many feathers as I need to along the way. And feathers, oh, they are gonna be ruffled. Be active, stay fit, and keep exploring!

Sincerely,

Dave Bexfield

www.activemsers.org

p.s. You might want to reread the last two paragraphs of this latest chapter. Your patience over the next two months is going to be rewarded—rewarded in ways you could never predict.

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