Diane says she is ‘still on the ocean waiting to be rescued’ but has hope of coming home from the sea with the support of MdDS Friends.
Mal de Débarquement Syndrome (MdDS).is a neurological disorder that leaves patients feeling as if they are rocking and swaying. Imagine always feeling in motion.
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After a day of flying and going up 107 stories to a restaurant in the sky, I felt a panic I had never felt before. It felt like I was walking on a bouncing floor.
The Facts of MdDS
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It is typically triggered by motion: cars, trains, airplanes, ships, boats, and even fast elevators. -
The average person sees 20+ doctors before getting a diagnosis. -
Many people are suffering from MdDS and don’t know that they have it. They are undiagnosed. -
The scale of the problem is not matched by research dollars.
The MdDS phenomenon is the natural result of the human brain adapting to environmental motion and is thus the quintessential neurological disorder.
Yoon-Hee Cha, MD
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One day I hope to return from the sea.
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With her first grandchild on the way, Nancy refuses to let MdDS rule her life.