Imagine if you had an older loved one- a father, sister, mother, aunt, or grandfather, who suddenly began to deteriorate almost overnight physically and mentally. Imagine if your doctor referred you to a neurology specialist and that doctor could find no definitive answer. Imagine you ended up self-referring your loved one to SEVEN different neurologists before you had a clear diagnosis and solution!
This is what happened to my friend, we'll call her LM and her mother BM. What follows, below the fold, is the story of a very close friend of mine and her attempt to obtain a proper diagnosis and treatment for her mother's condition.
It's a rather timely story given the release of Michael Moore's documentary on the healthcare crisis we have in the USA. My friend's mom has excellent health insurance, but even so, my friend's father has always feared hitting the lifetime maximum in payout.
So, what is NPH, and why should you care about the experiences of my friend and her mom? Because it highlights how on-our-own we our in getting proper treatment even when we have solid insurance. An abbreviated chronicle follows below.
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