Ruby.

I couldn't move my arms the way I needed to.

My head was kind of like a bottlehead.

I couldn't really control the muscles on my neck.

He reminded me of kind of like a baby deer.

The inability to control, the balance,

the perception, the coordination, all the things,

and his lower body just wasn't there.

And they told us when he first got sick

that I would be a widow in about two months

because whatever he had was progressive.

How do you process that?

And I just, I was helpless.

I was completely helpless.

Now, she's got these brand new babies at home that need their father and she needs her husband.

How terrifying would it be to fight an unknown enemy, one you didn'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.

These are their stories.

I'm Lauren Bright-Pacheco, and this is symptomatic.

Thank you. is symptomatic. Trent Fielder, a seasoned insurance appraiser with a knack for problem solving,

centers his life around his family, deep-rooted faith, and his

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