In this community story episode of The Encephalitis Podcast, Prav, Senior Medical Writer, meets with Team Encephalitis Volunteer, Diane.
Diane, 22, from London. is a final year Psychology with Cognitive Neuroscience undergraduate student, aspiring clinical neuropsychologist, speaker, social entrepreneur, encephalitis overcomer and volunteer. Diane had auto-immune encephalitis in 2018, when she was 15 which encompassed months in a semi-coma state where she couldn’t talk, walk, eat or see due to complete vision loss from high intracranial pressure.
Diane discusses her lived experience, reintegration into education and the importance of empowerment when going through recovery after encephalitis.
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