article_snippet.sent: : Jean Sharon Abbott can be seen recovering from surgery when Jean Sharon Abbott was 12-years-old.
article_snippet.sent: And because Jean neurologist was considered one of the best in the field, second opinions never yielded any other conclusions. '
article_snippet.sent: I had been seen by one of the best in the country, if not the world, and my parents even took me to the leading hospital in the US for a second opinion,' Jean recalled. '
article_snippet.sent: : Jean is pictured with Jean husband and Happy family three children following Jean correct diagnosis of DRD .
article_snippet.sent: When Jean was in Jean late twenties, the mother-of-three had a pump implanted in Jean body to distribute medicine, but when Jean ended up over-medicated Jean visited a specialist who would eventually change Jean life forever.
article_snippet.sent: Jean's new doctor questioned Jean's new doctor original diagnosis and sent Jean's new doctor to another neurologist.
article_snippet.sent: When I began taking the prescription, I was the biggest skeptic,' Jean's new doctor said. '
article_snippet.sent: Jean was given what Jean now knows to be Jean correct diagnosis on Good Friday in 2010 and
article_snippet.sent: and I wasn’t about to start that thought process as the result of a new diagnosis,' Jean explained. '
article_snippet.sent: Five years after Jean proper diagnosis, Jean has become an advocate for raising awareness for DRD, which is often misdiagnosed.
article_snippet.sent: so Jean could film Jean walking, both on and off Jean medication, in order to help others recognize the symptoms of DRD.
article_snippet.sent: Jean posted the video to YouTube in September 2014 and has since received emails from people who said Jean video helped them recognize DRD in either them or them loved ones.
article_snippet.sent: Jean is also blogging about Jean journey on Jean website. '