People with post-viral syndromes, Long Haul COVID patients, and people with #ME often describe a debilitating "brain-fog." Madeline gives us a taste of what it's like to navigate the symptoms and mechanics of mitochondrial disease while living as an "energetic person trapped in a tired person's body."

Photo: Madeline in her high school production of CAST. "The play that helped me realize that performing was my calling."