Welcome, ifu2, and thanks for sharing your unusual story on here. I'm glad you feel your case is mild compared to others, but brain involvement sounds scary to me. And the loss of vocal chord function and other troubling symptoms sound hard to deal with. But I'm glad you are maintaining your optimism and things are fairly well under control, despite the limitations. I wouldn't call it a tirade, but they are welcome on here, and I'm glad that we can be of comfort to you.