Multiple Sclerosis Case Study

Jamaal Jones III is a healthy, belong athlete who was been drafted to the New York Giants 2 weeks ago. After attending numerous practices and train sessions, Jamaal has earned a starting position as a vast receiver. He is 62 and 200lbs of pure muscle ready to hang on over any opposing cornerback. Jamaal Jones is pumped up His first bet on is against the Philadelphia Eagles. All his fans are waiting for him, the weather is great (65 degrees), and his family is watching him at the front bench.Everything was going as planned until something happened. He strode out onto the issue to the cheers coming from the stands when he illogical his balance, tripped and fell. He felt his eyes vomit up back to the back of his head darkness slowly encroaching upon his consciousness. He felt nothing, just a numbing sensation as he convulsed, thrashed about and groped for the closest support. The stadium stood hushed as the scene unfolded in front of them, a pair of stretchers was brought out on to the field to carry Jamaal to the warm hospital.The emergency room worked with fervor trying to rule out as many conditions as possible, performing a lumbar puncture and an magnetic resonance imaging on his brain. From these test the sets had confirmed what they had initially believed Jamaal had shown symptoms of. As the doctors entered the room Jamaal was lost in his own world dreaming of his grandfather, Jamaal Jones Sr. and how they would play football together as a child. Jamaal awakes from his stupor by the sudden encroachment in his room he can see the grief and weariness on his parents faces.He looks on as the doctor beckons his parents to exit the room. The doctor tells his parents Your son has multiple sclerosis. MS is a affection that affects the brain and spinal cord resulting in loss of muscle control, vision, balance, and sensation. The parents asked, Is thither a cure for MS? The doctor tells them No, we can only breed the symptoms which provides short term r elief. Any long term cure for this complaint has not been found. Jamaals mother asked the doctor how Jamaal could have acquired such a disease but the doctor could not provide and answer. With great ruthfulness in his voice the doctor tells Jamaals parents Unfortunately, this disease is permanent and we cannot do anything to cure him. I am sorry. Having been diagnosed with MS, Jamaal became a great advocate for MS awareness, organizing events through his former team, the New York Giants, to promote his cause.