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Medical Mystery: When multiple physicians couldn’t help, he turned to the internet and a nurse practitioner

A specialized blood test requested by Larry Weller — not the half-dozen doctors he had seen — would reveal the reason for his inability to chew and swallow.

Larry Weller saw many medical experts and took many pills for his proliferating symptoms. Feeling desperate, he decided to see what he could unearth online. There, he found the answer.
Larry Weller saw many medical experts and took many pills for his proliferating symptoms. Feeling desperate, he decided to see what he could unearth online. There, he found the answer.Read moreFamily Photo (custom credit)
    by Sandra G. Boodman, The Washington Post
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