2025-12-05
Ruby.
When I was walking back and I lost my vision, it was all gone.
I did not know what was going on.
Nothing like that had ever happened to me before in my life.
Doctors just gave her a timeline of, we don't think you'll live past your 25th birthday.
The life becomes so restrictive that The fear that dominates now becomes unbearable.
I didn't have these long-term dreams or goals because there was no long term.
I was just fighting to survive every day.
How terrifying would it be to fight an unknown enemy?
One you didn't recognize and didn't see coming.
What if that enemy was coming from within?
A disease that even doctors couldn't identify.
Nearly half of Americans suffer from some chronic illness and many struggle for an accurate diagnosis.
These are their stories.
I'm Lauren Bright-Pacheco and this is Symptomatic.
Hi, I'm Sienna.
If you haven't met me yet.
I would say that I am a 31-year-old disabled girl in the world just sharing my real life so that hopefully people like me see themselves represented and feel a little less alone.
Sienna Dietre is sunshine in a bottle.
She moves through life with contagious enthusiasm and undeniable warmth.