The Harsh Reality of Hope
<p>As a patient faces her darkest days following a failed surgery meant to treat her Parkinson’s Disease, a sobering reality emerges – that the pursuit of medical progress sometimes demands sacrifice. In sharing her devastating story, Parkie seeks not bitterness but understanding, so that others may approach experimental treatments with open and informed consent. Her tale lifts the veil on an issue often overlooked in our quest for cures.</p>
<p>Grappling with Worsening Symptoms</p>
<p>When non-invasive surgery seemed to offer promise where drugs could not, hope led Parkie to undergo MRI-guided Focused Ultrasound (FUS) for thalamotomy in Switzerland. But in the year that followed, her condition deteriorated dramatically. Where once she was independent, now basic tasks proved insurmountable without full support. Repeatedly falling, a challenge to even stand or bathe alone, her quality of life had plummeted far below her pre-surgical baseline.</p>
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