<description>&lt;p&gt;For as long as Cienna Ditri can remember, she has had random bouts of &amp;ldquo;heavy legs&amp;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&amp;hellip;until one doctor found the needle in the haystack.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;We want to hear from you! Share your own medical mystery or tell us about the episode you connected with the most at &lt;a href="mailto:Symptomatic@iheartmedia.com"&gt;Symptomatic@iheartmedia.com&lt;/a&gt; or drop us a voice note at &lt;a href="https://www.speakpipe.com/Symptomatic"&gt;https://www.speakpipe.com/Symptomatic&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;DISCLAIMER: By submitting your voice note using the link provided, you acknowledge that we have permission to potentially include that audio in future content.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;*&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;*&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;*&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;*&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;*&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;*&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;****** SPOILER ALERT BELOW ******&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;You can learn more about Periodic Paralysis at &lt;a href="http://periodicparalysis.org"&gt;periodicparalysis.org&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/a&gt;You can follow Cienna at @chronicallyperservering on instagram, tiktok, facebook, and youtube.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;You can find Cienna&amp;rsquo;s substack &amp;ldquo;In Rare Form&amp;rdquo; at &lt;a href="http://chronicallypersevering.substack.com"&gt;chronicallypersevering.substack.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Murder in Illinois

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Case #29: Cienna

NOV 25, 202541 MIN
Murder in Illinois

Case #29: Cienna

NOV 25, 202541 MIN

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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 [email protected] or drop us a voice note at https://www.speakpipe.com/Symptomatic.    DISCLAIMER: By submitting your voice note using the link provided, you acknowledge that we have permission to potentially include that audio in future content.   *  *  *  *  *  * ****** SPOILER ALERT BELOW ******   You can learn more about Periodic Paralysis at periodicparalysis.orgYou can follow Cienna at @chronicallyperservering on instagram, tiktok, facebook, and youtube. You can find Cienna’s substack “In Rare Form” at chronicallypersevering.substack.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.