This diagnosis can be done in about two lines. It doesn't engage anybody.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Diagnosis is not the end, but the beginning of practice.
A lot of people asked me if it was frustrating not having a clear specific diagnosis, but I didn't mind, I just chose the most optimistic diagnosis.
You can be diagnosed and treated early. And there is hope for the future.
I was on the board of the Mayo Clinic. I was diagnosed there, and I could pick up the phone and get a hold of whoever I wanted to. What I learned is that you really have to get proactive and manage your case.
The terrible, diabolic thing with this disease is that you are always looking behind your shoulder every couple months with the most recent checkup to see whether there is any sign of it, and I thank God to say at this point there is not.
A diagnosis is burden enough without being burdened by secrecy and shame.
In diagnosis think of the easy first.
And then they sign an affidavit swearing that she's not in a vegetative stage. I'll tell you. That's a doctor you really want; they can look at a picture and make a diagnosis.
I'm very much a typical midwesterner, and I don't think the condition is curable.
I observe the physician with the same diligence as the disease.