Digging for a Diagnosis

Our story starts with a whole lot of waiting. I have never claimed to be a patient person, and when it came to my daughter Grace’s declining health, I was anything but patient in finding a diagnosis. Complicating matters was the fact that we were about to move…

Should My Baby Be Tested for LEMS?

If you or your partner has Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS), you may be wondering whether your baby should be tested for this disease. About LEMS LEMS is a rare autoimmune disease in which the body produces autoantibodies that attack the neuromuscular junction — the point at which nerve and…