New Brunswick’s mystery illness: The anxiety for answers

When will people wake up and realize the gov doesn't have your best interests at heart?

Doctors who tell you it's all in your head before you actually get diagnosed should be fired for malpractice. I am SO sick of being shrugged off so they can say they saw a patient and put in the least amount of time and effort.

I'm in the U.S.. My 29yo daughter died in january. She had all of these symptoms, no diagnosis and was treated like she didn't matter. Boston University is studying her brain now. It's so frustrating that doctors don't bother to listen to patients

"I don't panic." If it was her child I think she would. How sad for these people and their families.

As someone in public health, I always think about bacteria in environment with neurotoxicity esp. as some are found in fish and can’t be killed by cooking or freezing or another toxin that can build up in the body or affect ppl w/ sensitivity or predilection to certain types of illnesses. I remind everyone to be their own biggest advocate and never stop asking questions/getting explanations…if a doctor or psych tells you nothing is wrong go to another and another

It absolutely amazes me that the first I've heard of this illness has come from watching this video. The medical system should be throwing everything they've got into research and developing treatments instead of seemingly attempting to cover it up.

You see this is what ""they"" do.. They picked out one of the people who is suffering with similar symptoms and they discredit the ''whole'' group all because one person was diagnosed with something different!! Does anyone NOT see this???

To all the families effectived by this unknown illness. Know that the country supports you in finding whatever solace, closure or answers you need, as to why this happened.

Private investigation doctors to trace metals in the water, chemicals in the air, certain compounds on food these people consumed prior to the symptoms starts. Maybe testing their hair samples would bring a common contaminant that caused it. They must have something in common.

The government of New Brunswick is choosing business and boosterism over the public good. This is very concerning...and depressing.

Don't forget that Agent Orange was used in New Brunswick to get rid of Bud worms. ( I miss my home Province.)

This story reminds me a lot of the illness at Chesapeake Bay where a bacteria was connected to brain illness from animal waste runoff into the bay. This was 20 years ago but sounds very similar.

I feel for her! Living in the U.S. and having similar problems here they just diagnose you with “Fibromyalgia” as a passive excuse lol

Shame on the government and the crooked doctors!

She's not alarmed because it's not her mother her father her daughter.

Wow, how can this not be a Prion? It's the only thing that ticks all the boxes, and that's absolutely terrifying.

There is an alarming uptick in the number of people dealing with autoimmune diseases and neurological illnesses. I have 3 daughters all in their 40s and so many of their friends snd acquaintances in that age group are riddled with these types of diseases, that’s why I’ve noticed. A generation of people.

I had the same symptoms and was never diagnosed with anything but depression and anxiety and I suffered through high school and all my 20s and my life was ruined but I slowly got better on my late 20s and am just getting back on my feet. It's horrible when nobody knows what's going on and there are no answers and they think you're lying or being lazy or just not trying hard enough. This made me lose faith in the American Medical System... Still till this day my mother says it's time to move on not to think of the past but it's not that easy when you struggled for most of your life with barely any support or compassion 😭

I suffered a hemorrhagic stroke and until the brain scan showed it, I was largely ignored by all. I realized the studies of the brain are basically unknown.

I have Multiple Sclerosis. It took five years for a diagnosis. I was happy to finally know what is wrong even though there is no cure. I had many of the symptoms they describe. I know that it is not quite the same but I have experienced the pain and fear of the unknown and people telling me I was crazy and not sick.