OCTOBER 2020 | 4 MIN READ

Glenn Phillips

As a fire chief in rural Kentucky, Glenn Phillips kept his friends and neighbors safe through decades of courageous service. But in 2014, a myasthenia gravis diagnosis changed his life. Looking at the prospect of early retirement from the career that shaped his identity, Glenn faced the challenge of redefining not just what he does but who he is with MG.

"Myasthenia gravis taught me a lot about what people go through that you just never understood before."

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