An Open Letter to Christina Applegate: Have You Considered Parasitic Infections?

Dear Christina,

I listened to your recent conversations with Jamie-Lynn, and I was deeply moved by what you shared.

I can only imagine how difficult it must be to learn that you were misdiagnosed with MS, especially when you’re still dealing with such serious neurological symptoms and searching for answers.

I sincerely hope this unexpected turn brings you closer to discovering what’s truly causing your symptoms and finding a path toward recovery.

There’s some important medical research I’d really like to share with you, and I hope you’ll consider exploring it.

Misdiagnosis of multiple sclerosis is more common than most people realize. Many neurological diseases can produce similar symptoms and lesions in the brain and spinal cord. Even when a diagnosis changes, patients are often left with the same symptoms, the same disability, and still no explanation for what is actually causing their suffering.

I understand that your MS diagnosis was questioned because your B cells didn’t respond to treatment as expected and your brain lesions did not show the typical central vein sign often seen in MS. Yet, these findings do not rule out parasitic infections as a possible cause of your neurological symptoms and brain lesions.

One area of research I hope you will explore is parasitic infections of the central nervous system.

Medical research has documented that tapeworms, roundworms, flukes, bacteria, and protozoa can cause inflammation and lesions in the nervous system, and some of these infections can cause or trigger demyelination. These infections can also produce serious neurological symptoms, including pain, weakness, difficulty walking, poor balance, vision problems, impaired cognitive function and even paralysis.

These effects of parasitic infections are well documented in medical research.

Knowing what science has established about these infections, I believe they are worth investigating when someone is suffering from neurological symptoms and brain lesions.

I simply hope you will consider working with specialists willing to look beyond what has already been explored.

Christina, I want to share why I believe this so deeply.

At the age of 28, I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. I was told there was no known cause and no cure.

That diagnosis began a journey that changed my life.

Through years of research, I came to understand that addressing underlying chronic infections that cause inflammation and disease was the best path forward. I took a very different approach to my health, one that I believe saved my life and allowed me to recover.

Today, I have lived free of MS symptoms for more than 37 years, and I am still going strong.

For over a decade, I have had the privilege of helping thousands of people in their recovery from MS and other chronic diseases. Many have experienced remarkable improvements, and some have been living disease free for 10 years now.

Christina, I sincerely hope you will continue searching for answers and exploring every safe opportunity for recovery.

You have so much life still ahead of you. My greatest hope is that you discover what is truly causing your suffering and experience far more recovery than you ever thought possible, perhaps even a full recovery.

Please don’t give up hope.

With love and hope,

Pam Bartha
Founder, Live Disease Free
Diagnosed with MS in 1988
Living free of MS symptoms for more than 37 years

 

To explore the scientific research discussed in this letter:

Parasites Cause Lesions in the Brain and Spinal Cord
https://livediseasefree.com/parasites-cause-lesions-in-the-brain-and-spinal-cord/

Case Studies: Parasites cause inflammation and neurological symptoms
https://livediseasefree.com/case-studies-parasites-cause-inflammation-and-neurological-symptoms/

Parasites, Brain Lesions, and the Question Neurologists Aren’t Asking
https://livediseasefree.com/parasites-brain-lesions-and-the-question-neurologists-arent-asking/