In this episode, we sit down with DBS patient Amybel Taylor as she shares her journey of being diagnosed with dystonia at a very young age. After years of living with the condition, Amybel, with the support of her parents, made the life-changing decision to undergo DBS surgery. Now in her early 30s, she has recently undergone another procedure to update and replace her wires and device. In this candid conversation, Amybel opens up about the pros and cons of DBS surgery for dystonia. To connec...
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In this episode, we sit down with DBS patient Amybel Taylor as she shares her journey of being diagnosed with dystonia at a very young age. After years of living with the condition, Amybel, with the support of her parents, made the life-changing decision to undergo DBS surgery. Now in her early 30s, she has recently undergone another procedure to update and replace her wires and device. In this candid conversation, Amybel opens up about the pros and cons of DBS surgery for dystonia. To connec...
Finding Answers in the Patient Community With Merete Avery
The Positive Twist - a podcast about dystonia
28 minutes
2 years ago
Finding Answers in the Patient Community With Merete Avery
In this episode Merete Avery, a board member from Dystonia Europe shares her dystonia story from first symptoms to diagnosis and finding the right treatment thanks to getting involved in the local patient advocacy group in Norway.Merete also shares a positive twist with us at the end of the episode regarding how her diagnosis also ended up helping her father understand symptoms he had been living with for decades.
The Positive Twist - a podcast about dystonia
In this episode, we sit down with DBS patient Amybel Taylor as she shares her journey of being diagnosed with dystonia at a very young age. After years of living with the condition, Amybel, with the support of her parents, made the life-changing decision to undergo DBS surgery. Now in her early 30s, she has recently undergone another procedure to update and replace her wires and device. In this candid conversation, Amybel opens up about the pros and cons of DBS surgery for dystonia. To connec...
