Susannah Cahalan is a successful reporter for the New York
Post. She begins experiencing paranoia
and is unable to control her emotions. Her coworkers become concerned and send
her to the doctor. This starts a month
of doctor visits, hospital stays, and many different diagnoses and
treatments. She finally tests positive
for a rare autoimmune disease where her body is basically attacking her
brain. This extremely rare disease has
only been known since 2007. She
documents her experiences, piecing together her month of madness by
interviewing doctors, family, and friends, watching videos, and reading her own
journal entries. Hopefully Brain on Fire will help others who have this scary disease and get them the help they need.
