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Harriet is 22. She developed myeloma at 15 and epilepsy at 17 and was treated for both conditions in several NHS facilities. In March 2006, she had a grand mal fit – a frightening major epileptic seizure that left her genuinely shaken. Eventually, after further seizures, she was diagnosed with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy.

After some pharmaceutical stabilisation, she attended Bath Spa University to study Business Management, but recurrent epileptic seizures eventually forced her to drop out. Problematically, her epilepsy has generally proved to be drug resistant. These events were compounded by a series of misdiagnoses by GPs, which eventually prompted her to find a new GP: Nick Bradley, the other participant in this programme.

Harriet continues to see the same oncologist she has seen annually since 2005, but her most sustained and ongoing conversations about her medical predicament have been with Nick Bradley, her GP since 2007. Together, they have found the most promising solutions so far.

Facilitator
George Rousseau, Professor of History, University of Oxford

Speakers
Harriet Buzza, Patient
Nicholas Bradley, GP 

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This event is part of the series Tell it to Your Doctor.

Image used with permission from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.