A review by readingonmountains
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan

4.0

Wowza, this was a terrifying and incredibly interesting medical memoir. As someone who suffers with an autoimmune condition this hit close to home. It’s so scary how our bodies can go into fight or flight and attack our joints, organs and in this case, the author’s brain. Susannah was incredibly fortunate to have her parents advocating for her. It can take so long, so much testing for diagnosis and then trial and error with treatments. She also mentions that it cost about a million dollars to diagnose and treat Susannah, much of which was thankfully covered by her insurance as she worked for The Post. Which leads to so many questions about those who do not have insurance coverage.