Your immune system has one job. Kill viruses. Kill bacteria. Leave your brain alone. Instead, it wakes up every morning, rubs its eyes and goes... "Right lads... today's target..." "The spinal cord." "Excellent choice, Gary." "Should we double check?" "Nah." And that's how MS happens. So neurologists invented DMTs... ...each one dealing with Gary in a different way. --- 🟢 Platform Drugs Copaxone • Avonex • Rebif These are like putting Gary on an online training course. "Understanding: Why Your Brain Isn't Actually The Enemy." He clicks... Next... Next... Next... Skip... Finish. Immediately attacks the brain again. --- 🟡 Tablets Tecfidera • Vumerity • Aubagio Gary is still employed... He's just permanently hungover. He turns up late. Forgets his weapon. Stops halfway for a sandwich. Attacks the wrong postcode. Progress. --- 🔵 S1P Drugs Gilenya • Zeposia • Ponvory • Mayzent Management has finally had enough. Gary turns up for work... The doors are locked. "Sorry mate." "But I've got spinal cords to destroy!" "Exactly why you're staying outside." Gary spends the day licking the office window. --- 🔴 Anti-CD20 Ocrevus • Kesimpta HR investigates. "Who's actually causing all this?" Turns out... It's Gary. It's always been Gary. Not everyone. Just Gary and his equally useless mates. Security walks over. Hands Gary a cardboard box. "Collect your stapler." "You're finished." Suddenly... Nobody's attacking the brain. The office Christmas party is enjoyable again. The photocopier survives. Life is good. --- 🟣 Immune Reset Lemtrada • HSCT After years of Gary... Management reaches a decision. "We're closing the company." Entire workforce gone. New staff hired. Day one induction... "Rule number one..." "The brain works HERE." "Please don't invade it." The new recruits nod enthusiastically. Gary is not invited back. --- 🎮 If DMTs were dealing with Gary... 🟢 "Gary... behave." 🟡 "Gary... have a sit down." 🔵 "Gary... stay in the van." 🔴 "Gary... you're fired." 🟣 "Who's Gary?" --- Modern MS treatment has changed massively. Twenty years ago, we mostly hoped Gary might calm down. Today... We know where Gary lives. And we've got several very effective ways of making sure he never gets near your brain again. 😅 👇 What DMT have they assigned to deal with your Gary?I actually think the recurring "Gary" gag works because readers start anticipating what happens to him in each section, while still learning the different mechanisms of the main DMT classes. It's memorable without sacrificing the explanation.