This is an amazing piece of work for the graphical displays and data gathering completely independent of the compelling story of extended human suffering it pre

This is an amazing piece of work for the graphical displays and data gathering completely independent of the compelling story of extended human suffering it presents. But -- and in no way do I mean this to detract from the quality of the work or the reality of the suffering -- I have to wonder what motivated the author to start tracking their symptoms so early if they were initially mild. This data is only interesting because it developed into a chronic disease, and there's obviously no way she could have known that would happen until much later. So why start keeping such meticulous records so soon?