Jean Sharon Abbott , 38 , from Plymouth , Minnesota , was told she had spastic diplegia , a form of cerebral palsy , when she was 30 years . She was 33-years-old when she learned she actually had dopa-responsive dystonia ( DRD ) , a rare muscle disorder that can be treated with one pill . Jean , who was nearly immobile for four-years-old , went on a 10-mile hike four months after she was given her new medication , which is known as L-Dopa . Despite her misdiagnosis , the mother-of-three insists she feels no resentment or anger about her doctor ’ s life-altering mistake .
Jean Sharon Abbott , 38 , from Plymouth , Minnesota , was told she had spastic diplegia , a form of cerebral palsy , when she was four-years-old . She was 33-years-old when she learned she actually had dopa-responsive dystonia ( DRD ) , a rare muscle disorder that can be treated with one pill . Jean , who was nearly immobile for 30 years , went on a 10-mile hike four months after she was given her new medication , which is known as L-Dopa . Despite her misdiagnosis , the mother-of-three insists she feels no resentment or anger about her doctor ’ s life-altering mistake .