In the earliest awareness of Morgellons disease hostile doctors were disgruntled that their patient’s symptoms was reported as Morgellons patients in place of fanciful mental illness diagnosis. Today, more often from doctors who are baffled and at a loss to know what to do for the patients presenting to their practices with the debilitating symptoms of this new and misunderstood disease. As more and more research is published in the medical literature, Morgellons disease is slowly gaining acceptance as an infectious disease despite an unusually fierce opposition that strives to keep it tucked away and dismissed as purely psychiatric in origin.

Dr. Ginger Savely was the first pioneering medical provider to take her Morgellons patients’ symptoms seriously and work to legitimize the disease. She took on this very challenging patient population and stood by them in their darkest hours. Dr. Savely listened to her patients and looked at the blatant objective evidence. She was the first to speak out publicly about this serious health crisis and she has continued throughout the years to stand up for the reality of Morgellons disease through her numerous published articles, interviews, and presentations at medical conferences. Dr. Savely has been a lifeline for hundreds of suffering people who have lost their way and given up hope of ever receiving medical attention for their unusual and agonizing symptoms. She has worked to educate her peers and has been committed to helping her patients.

At a time when interest in Morgellons disease is at an all time high, this detailed first- hand account of the Morgellons journey is a much-needed resource. With clarity, personal style and years of experience, Dr. Savely has taken on a challenging and highly controversial subject. Using up-to-the-minute scientific findings, color photographs and sweeping examples she has illuminated the path to recognition of this debilitating and disfiguring disease, previously orphaned by the medical community.

We have come a long way against great odds on our journey to legitimize Morgellons disease. Dr. Savely paved the earliest path on the rockiest road to make this progress possible. I have no doubt that Morgellons disease will eventually be fully recognized worldwide by health agencies and the medical community at large because the scientific evidence has reached an undeniable point. I firmly believe that in time the truth will prevail.