Finally, some clarity about the diagnosis
January 24, 2011 Leave a comment
Our GP, who was also a neighbor and knew us quite well, had no suggestions about what we could try (other than try another specialist). He said the problem was most probably neurological, but did not give a name to it (I think he suspected the diagnosis, but felt it had to be delivered by a specialist).
My mother, meanwhile, tried a round of homeopathy, gave up. She would tell friends about the walking problem, and even if she didn’t, it was visible enough. A family friend brought along a doctor sister, who examined my mother very carefully, and then said she suspected Parkinson’s. This lady was working as a volunteer doctor in a village and she told us that problems like my mother’s were often undiagnosed. She reiterated that people usually labeled such problems as ageing, but these were not ageing, and we would have to take care of her as the problem would get worse. This was a short visit; perhaps she would have said more if we had met her for a longer time.
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