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In this episode I explore the patient perspective of multiple sclerosis with Robert Douglas-Fairhurst, a Professor of English Literature and a Fellow of Maudlyn College, Oxford.
He narrated his experience of the symptoms of MS in his memoir titled Metamorphosis: A Life in Pieces. We also reviewed the investigations and treatments he underwent, including the cutting-edge stem cell transplantation.
He also discusses the physical and emotional burdens of the disease, and how he has adapted to live a fully functional life.
Apart from Metamorphosis, his other books include Becoming Dickens (2011), which was awarded the Duff Cooper Prize; The Story of Alice (2015), which was shortlisted for the Costa Prize; and The Turning Point (2021).
He writes regularly for publications including the Times, Spectator, and Literary Review, ...
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