Diane had auto-immune encephalitis in 2018, when she was 15 which encompassed months in a semi-coma state where she couldn’t talk, walk, eat or see due to complete vision loss from high intracranial pressure.

Diane is a Psychology with Cognitive Neuroscience student, aspiring clinical neuropsychologist, speaker, social entrepreneur, encephalitis overcomer and volunteer. She discusses her lived experience, reintegration into education and the importance of empowerment when going through recovery after encephalitis in this podcast episode.