Solving a Mystery
After many tests, his mother chalked it up to a severe thyroid issue. But she wasn’t physically able to go to the Mayo Clinic, the highly regarded clinic for physicians in Rochester, Minnesota. Then, before he reached his teen years, he watched as his aunt developed the very same illness. It got to the point that she couldn’t even tie her own shoes anymore.
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The only thing the family knew, after hearing from medical professionals, was that this was a disorder of the nervous system. What exactly was the disorder? They didn’t know. It was up to Doug, who was obviously fearful of developing the disease himself, to take the next steps in solving the mystery. Ultimately, Doug himself became an experiment in the process.