Journalist Jill Singer diagnosed with terminal illness

[AndyPR]

Another example of a physical illness misdiagnosed as a psychiatric one.

Award-winning journalist Jill Singer has been told she has only six to 12 months to live after being diagnosed with a rare blood disorder.

Singer, 60, says she was "two weeks from dead" when she was finally told six weeks ago that she had AL amyloidosis, a disease where amyloid-form proteins in the blood are attacking her heart and peripheral nerves.

It followed a year of medical misdiagnosis where the journalism veteran endured four rounds of electroconvulsive treatment after specialists wrongly linked her physical symptoms with depression

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/j...ed-with-terminal-illness-20170408-gvgp83.html

 

[sarah darwins]

An awkward post to 'like' but thanks for posting it, Andy.

 

[ljimbo423]

Jill Singer-April 7-

My every symptom soon came to be framed in terms of depression - nausea, vomiting, agonising joint pain, extreme fatigue and ultimately the inability to walk unassisted.

https://www.facebook.com/jill.singer.33/posts/10155179027797953

WOW! I don't know what else to say.

 

[barbc56]

WOW! I don't know what else to say.

I agree, words fail me.

If this had been caught earlier, I would think the quality of life she has left would have improved, even if it meant only symptom relief.

Very tragic and disturbing to read this.

 

[Little Bluestem]

I hope there is a lawsuit or few in the works. That is the only way these idiots are going to learn.