In this episode I explore the patient perspective of multiple sclerosis with Robert Douglas-Fairhurst, a Professor of English Literature and a Fellow of Maudlyn College, Oxford.
He narrated his experience of the symptoms of MS in his memoir titled Metamorphosis: A Life in Pieces. We also reviewed the investigations and treatments he underwent, including the cutting-edge stem cell transplantation. He also discusses the physical and emotional burdens of the disease, and how he has adapted to live a fully functional life.
Apart from Metamorphosis, his other books include Becoming Dickens (2011), which was awarded the Duff Cooper Prize; The Story of Alice (2015), which was shortlisted for the Costa Prize; and The Turning Point (2021). He writes regularly for publications including the Times, Spectator, and Literary Review.
He also appears in radio and television programmes including Start the Week, the Today Programme, BBC Breakfast, and The Culture Show.
Robert Douglas-Fairhurst has acted as the historical consultant on BBC productions of Jane Eyre, Emma, Great Expectations and Dickensian, and both of the Enola Holmes films for Netflix.
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