In peak health, Scott's life took a drastic turn when a rare disease nearly claimed it all. Initially misdiagnosed and dismissed, his symptoms escalated into a near-fatal episode, revealing the true extent of his condition. Forced to confront challenges affecting his heart, lungs, and more, Scott’s journey became one of resilience and survival against all odds.

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To find out more about Scott and Rebecca’s work with The Creative Cartel at TheCreativeCartel.com.

In peak health, Scott's life took a drastic turn when a rare disease nearly claimed it all. Initially misdiagnosed and dismissed, his symptoms escalated into a near-fatal episode, revealing the true extent of his condition. Forced to confront challenges affecting his heart, lungs, and more, Scott&rsquo;s journey became one of resilience and survival against all odds.
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To find out more about Scott and Rebecca&rsquo;s work with The Creative Cartel at <a href="http://thecreativecartel.com">TheCreativeCartel.com</a>.

How terrifying would it be to fight an unknown enemy? One you don’t recognize and didn’t see coming? What if that enemy was coming from within; a disease that even doctors couldn’t identify? Nearly half of all Americans suffer from some chronic illness and many struggle for an accurate diagnosis.

Every other week on Symptomatic, host Lauren Bright Pacheco unravels the medical mystery of a patient’s baffling symptoms and explores how their lives were turned upside down in search of answers. 

From the first signs of trouble, through a swirl of misdirection and failed treatment attempts, to the final relief at a confirmed diagnosis - these are their stories. This is Symptomatic.

We want to hear from you! Tell us what you think of the show or share your own medical mystery by emailing us at Symptomatic@iHeartMedia.com.

How terrifying would it be to fight an unknown enemy? One you don’t recognize and didn’t see coming? What if that enemy was coming from within; a disease that even doctors couldn’t identify? Nearly half of all Americans suffer from some chronic illness and many struggle for an accurate diagnosis.
Every other week on Symptomatic, host Lauren Bright Pacheco unravels the medical mystery of a patient’s baffling symptoms and explores how their lives were turned upside down in search of answers. 
From the first signs of trouble, through a swirl of misdirection and failed treatment attempts, to the final relief at a confirmed diagnosis - these are their stories. This is Symptomatic.
We want to hear from you! Tell us what you think of the show or share your own medical mystery by emailing us at <a href="mailto:SymptomaticPod@gmail.com">Symptomatic@iHeartMedia.com</a>.

Symptomatic: A Medical Mystery Podcast

In 2007, Chris Vaughn was arrested during a funeral for his wife and three children. He would be tried and convicted of their murders. To this day he maintains no memory of what occurred that tragic day 20 years ago. Murder in Illinois follows the complicated circumstances that led to Vaughn’s conviction, as well as the forensic evidence his supporters believe proves his innocence- in attempt to answer one question: Who killed the Vaughn family?

In 2007, Chris Vaughn was arrested during a funeral for his wife and three children. He would be tried and convicted of their murders. To this day he maintains no memory of what occurred that tragic day 20 years ago. Murder in Illinois follows the complicated circumstances that led to Vaughn’s conviction, as well as the forensic evidence his supporters believe proves his innocence- in attempt to answer one question: Who killed the Vaughn family?

Murder in Illinois

Case #21: Scott

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What began as intermittent rashes that popped up years apart turned into excruciating, long term flare ups with no reprieve for Kristen Willard. Unable to sleep, shower, or even put on pants - Kristen’s quality of life plummeted. With no common trigger to explain the debilitating flares, she was forced to endure for months on end without relief. After decades and at the end of her rope, Kristen seeks answers one last time. 

We want to hear from you! Share your own medical mystery or tell us about the episode you connected with the most at Symptomatic@iheartmedia.com or drop us a voice note at https://www.speakpipe.com/Symptomatic . 

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You can learn more about Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria at chronic-urticaria.org and you can find the Global Allergy & Airways Patient Platform at gaapp.org.

What began as intermittent rashes that popped up years apart turned into excruciating, long term flare ups with no reprieve for Kristen Willard. Unable to sleep, shower, or even put on pants - Kristen&rsquo;s quality of life plummeted. With no common trigger to explain the debilitating flares, she was forced to endure for months on end without relief. After decades and at the end of her rope, Kristen seeks answers one last time.&nbsp;
We want to hear from you! Share your own medical mystery or tell us about the episode you connected with the most at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:Symptomatic@iheartmedia.com">Symptomatic@iheartmedia.com</a> or drop us a voice note at <a href="https://www.speakpipe.com/Symptomatic">https://www.speakpipe.com/Symptomatic</a> .&nbsp;
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You can learn more about Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria at&nbsp;<a href="http://chronic-urticaria.org/">chronic-urticaria.org</a> and you can find the Global Allergy &amp; Airways Patient Platform at <a href="http://gaapp.org/">gaapp.org</a>.

Case #31: Kristen 

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Rockstar Casey McPherson and his family were shocked to the core when his daughter Rose was diagnosed with a rare genetic mutation that has no known treatment. Faced with the possibility of losing his daughter, the front man of the Flying Colours dropped everything to devote his life to trying to find a cure before time runs out.

We want to hear from you! Share your own medical mystery or tell us about the episode you connected with the most at Symptomatic@iheartmedia.com or drop us a voice note at https://www.speakpipe.com/Symptomatic. 

 

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You can learn more about AlphaRose at https://www.alpharose.com/, To Cure A Rose Foundation at www.tocurearose.org and TCAR RareLabs at https://www.tcarrarelabs.org/.

You can follow Casey @casey.mcpherson on instagram. 

Rockstar Casey McPherson and his family were shocked to the core when his daughter Rose was diagnosed with a rare genetic mutation that has no known treatment. Faced with the possibility of losing his daughter, the front man of the Flying Colours dropped everything to devote his life to trying to find a cure before time runs out.
We want to hear from you! Share your own medical mystery or tell us about the episode you connected with the most at <a href="mailto:Symptomatic@iheartmedia.com">Symptomatic@iheartmedia.com</a> or drop us a voice note at <a href="https://www.speakpipe.com/Symptomatic">https://www.speakpipe.com/Symptomatic</a>.&nbsp;
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You can learn more about AlphaRose at <a href="http://www.alpharose.com">https://www.alpharose.com/</a>, To Cure A Rose Foundation at <a href="http://www.tocurearose.org">www.tocurearose.org</a> and TCAR RareLabs at <a href="http://tcarrarelabs.org">https://www.tcarrarelabs.org/</a>.
You can follow Casey <a href="https://www.instagram.com/casey.mcpherson?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&amp;igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==">@casey.mcpherson</a> on instagram.&nbsp;

Case #30: Rose & Casey

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For as long as Cienna Ditri can remember, she has had random bouts of “heavy legs”and loss of vision. As she got older - that sensation grew into episodes in which she could not move altogether. Cienna was passing out multiple times a day and frequently losing vision. After a slew of misdiagnoses - she was unsure she would ever understand the cause…until one doctor found the needle in the haystack.

 

We want to hear from you! Share your own medical mystery or tell us about the episode you connected with the most at Symptomatic@iheartmedia.com or drop us a voice note at https://www.speakpipe.com/Symptomatic. 

 

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You can learn more about Periodic Paralysis at periodicparalysis.org

You can follow Cienna at @chronicallyperservering on instagram, tiktok, facebook, and youtube.

You can find Cienna’s substack “In Rare Form” at chronicallypersevering.substack.com

For as long as Cienna Ditri can remember, she has had random bouts of &ldquo;heavy legs&rdquo;and loss of vision. As she got older - that sensation grew into episodes in which she could not move altogether. Cienna was passing out multiple times a day and frequently losing vision. After a slew of misdiagnoses - she was unsure she would ever understand the cause&hellip;until one doctor found the needle in the haystack.
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We want to hear from you! Share your own medical mystery or tell us about the episode you connected with the most at <a href="mailto:Symptomatic@iheartmedia.com">Symptomatic@iheartmedia.com</a> or drop us a voice note at <a href="https://www.speakpipe.com/Symptomatic">https://www.speakpipe.com/Symptomatic</a>.&nbsp;
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You can learn more about Periodic Paralysis at <a href="http://periodicparalysis.org">periodicparalysis.org </a>You can follow Cienna at @chronicallyperservering on instagram, tiktok, facebook, and youtube.
You can find Cienna&rsquo;s substack &ldquo;In Rare Form&rdquo; at <a href="http://chronicallypersevering.substack.com">chronicallypersevering.substack.com</a>

Case #29: Cienna

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Case #21: Scott

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