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Thank you for your fireside chat, broadcast at a conference for Brazilian undergraduate and graduate students in various health professions and disseminated broadly via the web to Portuguese speaking patient collectives, organizations in Brazil, Portugal and Portuguese speaking immigrant communities in Europe and beyond. Your talk was a highlight at the conference inspiring students to learn and o more about ME and Long Covid, and to recognize the power of patients to advance research and clinical practice. The broader audience marveled at your ability to convey dense scientific information in an approachable, understandable way. Your compassion and warmth, your compelling story and urgent call for patient engagement was uplifting and affirming. You left us feeling informed, hopeful and empowered.

Joan Serra Hoffman, PhD
Millions Missing Aliança

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Bestselling Author of Permanent Midnight and I, Fatty

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Ryan is an engaging and gifted speaker. His ability to weave his personal story with his extensive knowledge of history, policy and statistics provides a complete picture for my students as they explore the complexity of U.S. healthcare and policy. He is an exceptional storyteller and an inspiring human.

Don DeMaria
​Program Director, Washington Semester Program
University of Georgia

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Bestselling Author of Permanent Midnight and I, Fatty

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I recommended Ryan to give a book talk to the Stanford Peninsula Alumni Club. He drew a voluminous turnout due to his reputation as a CNN reporter and the buzz generated around his book launch. During his lecture, I was impressed by his almost 'gubernatorial' presence. He was professional, charismatic, articulate, and uncommonly kind, with thoughtful answers to Stanford audience questions. He was equally adept in discussing cutting-edge genetics tests as he was in offering sage advice from stoic philosophers in dealing with suffering, and how to discover one's purpose in life. Ryan's performance with us led to invitations to speak at other Stanford alumni clubs around the country.

Hannah Tsui
​Stanford University '09

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Bestselling Author of Permanent Midnight and I, Fatty

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It was my pleasure to have Ryan Prior address audiences through an interview with Open Medicine, a global nonprofit, and Boston University's Masters of Health Communication Program. Ryan possesses a rare gift for storytelling that can simultaneously inform and inspire, making complex health concepts accessible to everyone. Ryan's presentations were engaging, compelling, and most importantly, Ryan's true passion for his subject shines through. This ignites a spark within his audience, inspiring dynamic conversations and a renewed commitment to patient advocacy and effective health communication.

Rebecca Handler, M.S.
Director of Communications
​Open Medicine Foundation

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Bestselling Author of Permanent Midnight and I, Fatty

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book testimonials

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In this  gripping, compassionate, and deeply reported narrative, Ryan Prior tells the story of Long Covid as it should be told, centering the experiences of people who predicted the condition, endured it, named it, and researched it. Long-haulers are the heroes of their own story, and this important book beautifully captures their struggle and their courage.

Ed Yong
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist for ​The Atlantic

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Bestselling Author of Permanent Midnight and I, Fatty

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This is a timely and important contribution to our understanding of Long Covid, which has affected tens of millions of people around the world and will impact health systems for years to come.

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Director-General
World Health Organization

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I've had low level nerve tingling symptoms ever since I got Covid in March 2020. I started to talk about it when I heard repeated stories of others whose more serious symptoms were being dismissed and doubted. Ryan Prior brings these stories to light, shows how patients' advocacy pushed research into causes and cures, and illuminates how many questions we still need to answer. A book we need right now.

Tim Kaine
​United States Senator

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Bestselling Author of Permanent Midnight and I, Fatty

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Ryan Prior brings out the heart of the story simply because he puts his whole self into telling it empathetically and with utmost compassion. Matched with his passion for curiosity, it makes for a story not only worth telling, but worth reading with insatiable interest.

Stephanie Land
New York Times Bestselling Author of Book and Netflix Series Maid

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Bestselling Author of Permanent Midnight and I, Fatty

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