Entries by angelo

Darius Dillard

One morning while getting ready for work, Darius’ legs felt weak and gave out from underneath him, causing him to fall backwards onto his bed. His face wasn’t drooping (a sign of stroke), so he…

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Julie McCraw

She began noticing pressure in her lower back after long walks or periods of activity. One day, she heard a pop in her left hip, though the symptoms went away on…

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Harold Cooke

Harold was admitted to an acute care hospital where doctors found a blood clot in his right renal artery and a narrowing of his thoracic aorta, the main artery that…

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Peter Lincoln

Recently, while DJing at a birthday party, Peter experienced chest pain, which he dismissed. Later, after playing video games online, he developed a severe headache and went to lie down. After that, he felt numbness on his…

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Jeanne Griggs

Jeanne began feeling tired and noticed weakness on her right side. After falling in her bathroom, she went to the emergency room and was diagnosed with…

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Aleshia Brown

Aleshia lives with multiple sclerosis and recently experienced an exacerbation of symptoms after returning home from a trip to Las Vegas. It began with numbness and weakness in her right leg, soon progressing to her…

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Dr. Christopher Rucker

Having previously experienced Guillain-Barré syndrome 18 years ago—a neurological disorder where the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks the nerves—Dr. Rucker recently began to recognize familiar symptoms…

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Christopher Biggs

One evening, Christopher began experiencing a right-sided headache that fluctuated in intensity. By midnight, it had worsened, causing nausea and vomiting. After showering, his wife helped him to bed, where the headache intensified. Christopher told his wife that it felt like…

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John Hardy

Following a fall, his wife noticed an increase in the severity of John’s symptoms, which include involuntary movements. This led to a trip to the emergency room where John was diagnosed with…

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