Matt, an architect from South Africa, was diagnosed with Anti-NMDAR encephalitis in 2019 while living in Germany.

This story was filmed as part of the My Brain and Medicine event on 25th April 2022.

2025 update:

It’s been 6 years since it all happened and my life has changed drastically. Friends have come and gone and although I lost my early thirties to encephalitis, I gained a new perspective that I am so grateful for. There is always a level of fear that you carry and reminders will pop up every now and then but you have to trust in yourself and your body’s ability to carry you through anything. As long as you are breathing, there is light.