“It is that trip where we met an AMAZING neurologist,” Jen said. Rachel was admitted again to the hospital, this time for eleven days, away from Ashbrook High School. Fast forward a month and despite treatments, the migraine was worse. The initial diagnosis of Dysautonomia (she does not have POTS) was given. This 17-year-old from Dallas, in Gaston County, was initially admitted to her local hospital for a short stay. October 2020 turned out to be the beginning of a very long and continuous medical journey for Rachel.” “Or, maybe COVID isolation was getting to her, or the stress of virtual school. “I thought initially she just needed sun,” Jen said. That’s why in October 2020, as COVID still blanketed our world, Jen was thrown when her teenaged daughter’s headache turned to an intense migraine and wouldn’t go away. She only small, typical hiccups of health concerns. (WBTV) - Rachel Reed began life as “a perfect little girl,” says her mom, Jen.
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