Misdiagnosed

If you were faced with a life-threatening diagnosis, how far would you go to take charge of your health?

At forty-three, award-winning journalist Jody Berger sees a doctor about a minor tingling sensation in her hands and feet. One MRI later, she is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and told to pick a drug and accept her fate. Unwilling to resign herself to a slow, pill-popping death, Jody starts asking questions to get the full story, as she was trained to do. But she never expects to receive a different diagnosis from each specialist she turns to, from vitamin deficiencies to metal toxicity to depression.

One year and countless tests later, Jody finally gets the right diagnosis, and the real cause of her symptoms is simultaneously astonishing and shockingly obvious.

Misdiagnosed is an eye-opening, powerful account of Jody's misadventures from misdiagnosis to miraculous recovery. Chronicling her bizarre journey with wry wit and keen insight, she offers practical tips on how we can be our own best advocates in today's complex healthcare world and embrace our power to ask doctors the right questions, listen to our bodies, and choose health over illness. After all, while we can't always heal, we can always take control of our health and ourselves.