In the United States, a 19-year-old girl was diagnosed with dementia and the situation was getting worse, but the story of her parents saying they would not give up treatment added to the sadness.
According to the New York Post on the 19th (local time), Gianna Cabo, a 20-year-old girl living in McKinney, Texas, was diagnosed with dementia last year.
After being infected with Corona 19 (mutant coronavirus) three years ago while attending Gianna High School, she started having difficulties in school classes. Rebecca Robertson, Gianna’s mother, thought that her daughter suffered from brain fog (a symptom in which her brain goes blank) as a result of COVID-19. She was prescribed antidepressant medication at the hospital. Still, her condition continued to deteriorate. Her memory gradually deteriorated, and her normal daily activities were also disrupted.
Robertson said, “My daughter started having more problems at school.”
Sensing the seriousness, Robertson visited a neurologist with his daughter in November of last year. The medical staff diagnosed her with dementia, saying, “Gianna’s brain is not functioning normally.”
In response, Robertson said, “I never dreamed that my daughter, who is only 19 years old, would have dementia.”
The symptoms of dementia continue to worsen, and now Gianna cannot recall memories of her friends and family.
When the mother asked her daughter, “When was the happiest moment in your life?”, the daughter replied, “I don’t remember.”
Even in a situation of despair where there is no light, Robertson, a strong mother and woman, said she would not give up hope.
He emphasized, “I will not give up on my child, Gianna,” and “I will find a way to help without giving up hope.”
Source: Donga
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