For six years, Ruth Wilson endured a litany of debilitating symptoms – rashes, swelling, fevers and severe pain – only to face repeated misdiagnoses or dismissals from medical professionals. Her life was ultimately saved when she insisted on one final test during an emergency room visit, moments before being sent home yet again without answers.
That crucial test revealed the Massachusetts woman’s kidneys were failing, a devastating consequence of her immune system relentlessly attacking her own body, a condition that had gone undetected for years.
