Chris: Lived experience of HSV encephalitis #HerpesEncephalitis #Encephalitis

Chris, from Cleckheaton West Yorkshire, is married with two daughters. He retired following a diagnosis with encephalitis in June 2021 having spent over 30 years in the IT industry as a sales/account manager. Chris shares his story at the My Brain: My Story: My Family event in Newcastle October 2024. "I was rushed into hospital in May 2021 after losing consciousness and spent 2 days in intensive care. The hospital struggled to identify the problem, misdiagnosing my condition twice. I was eventually diagnosed with HSV encephalitis on day 10 of my admission. Following treatment I was discharged after 5 weeks with limited knowledge of what had happened to me or what to expect and almost no support. It’s been a long and often traumatic 3 years since. However, I am now pleased to say that I have made a good recovery and have minimal physical residual symptoms." Chris #ViralEncephalitis #BrainInjuryRecovery #EncephalitisInternational ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you have been affected by encephalitis and are in need of some support, please visit https://www.encephalitis.info/support If you would like to stay up to date with our news and events please sign up to our mailing list here: https://www.encephalitis.info/keep-in... Support our work providing help and assistance to families affected by encephalitis by visiting: https://www.encephalitis.info/donate ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Follow Encephalitis International: Facebook:   / encephalitisinternational   LinkedIn:   / encephalitisinternational   Instagram:   / encephalitisinternational   TikTok:   / encephalitisint