princeton grad · new york post · autoimmune encephalitis · undiagnosed illness · journalist · fragile · confused · seizure risk · medical drama · desperate
The scene is dim, the only light coming from a streetlamp filtering through blinds. Susannah sits on the edge of her bed, clutching her phone, her blonde hair disheveled. Shadows dance across her pale, sweat-sheened face as she trembles. The air is thick with tension and the high-pitched whine only she can hear. She stares at the phone, her blue eyes wide with panic and exhaustion, waiting for a lifeline in her crumbling world.