Tell Me What Time It Is: Doctors and Surgeons and Nurses, Oh My! (Part Three)

The true story of 14-year-old Lewis Schofield, an award winning professional kid with cool ideas, Asperger Syndrome (a form of Autism) and now, Myasthenia Gravis, too. Myasthenia Gravis is a life threatening, debilitating, rare and complex neuromuscular auto-immune disease for which there is no cure. It strikes 1 in 500,000 children (Source: Karen Hill-Whitson, president of the MG Ontario chapter).

Lewis underwent a thymectomy on June 10, 2009 at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Ontario (Canada), He decided a month prior to his surgery that he would create a video that would help explain Myasthenia Gravis and why thymectomies are sometimes performed on people diagnosed with MG.

His original video entitled "Tell Me What Time It Is: My Life WIth Myasthenia Gravis" which was uploaded to YouTube in March 2009 is being used by Sick Kids as well as by a number of health organizations and MG chapters around the world.

This is Part Three of the 3-part video. In this segment, Lewis discusses openly what he went through after the surgery and offers his observations and thoughts on the benefits of undergoing a thymectomy.

Visit Lewis at his website at www.thisislewis.net to learn more about Lewis "Codeboy" Schofield.

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[donnylyn]

Wow! thank you so much Lewis - You have nailed it! I had my Thymectomy (cervical) when I was 45 (I'm 55 now).  I was very scared too. Your video would have helped me a lot if I had seen it before my thymectomy. I did not go into remission from my thymectomy, yet, I believe it helped. It was the right decision. You have done a great job! Way to go!!!

[ElyseBruce]

@donnylyn Lewis hopes to help as many people as possible better understand disabilities. As always, he's got a couple projects currently in production, one of which has to do with his current health issues. Thanks for watching his videos, donnylyn and please feel free to share all three parts of this video on thymectomies with others. Take care, be well and stay tuned! :-)

[evoune100]

Good job Lewis. Enjoyed the video.

[indomitablefae]

Awesome video Lewis :) I am so proud of you! You have come so far, and my only hope for you and your Mom, is that you get that remission you so deserve.

I'll let Jaden see this in the morning. He's in bed now, after fainting at cadets. He hasn't been feeling well, and I think combination of heat/not eating properly, probably caused that.

*hugs to you both*