Previously on Symptomatic, Trent Fielder, a successful and vibrant insurance assessor,

suddenly faced a life-threatening battle.

Out of nowhere, he began losing feeling in his arms and legs.

The condition spread quickly, leaving him wheelchair bound with no sensation below the waist.

Things worsened rapidly when his lungs began to fail, landing him in the ICU with a daunting

diagnosis, Gian Burey syndrome, GBS, an autoimmune disorder that attacks the nervous system.

I was overwhelmed.

I could not get my heart to slow down.

The only things that I could think about were the negative things.

My focus was on what I'd lost.

You know, it was, am I going to be able to go back to what I used to do?

Not like this.

It was very much wrapped up

in the, I can't do this anymore. They said that his disease was progressive and that he wasn't

going to make it. How do you process that? Even though Trent stabilized enough to return home to

his wife, Nicole, and their young twins, the doctors couldn't

restore much of the mobility or feeling he'd lost overnight, despite trying every treatment protocol.

Then out of nowhere, another flare struck, landing him back in the ER fighting for his life.

The pain was immense. The spasticity was just out of control. The spasas

were so bad at some point in my neck. My neck would try to snap itself. I couldn't keep it in

control. My jaw would pop. It was very painful. So as the pain continued, the depression kicks in,

the fear kicks in.

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