Just before the diagnosis...

During last three weeks Jimmy has had difficulties with his left foot.  We visited an orthopedic who said it was just a sprained ankle, but since the problem persisted, we visited a second orthopedic who told us it has nothing to do with orthopedics, and that we had to visit immediately a neurologist... Ugly thoughts run into my mind... Neurologist??? Is that a syndrome? A nervous system infection???

It is heavy rain day, and I drive like crazy to doctor's office.  I arrive first... After few minutes, down the street, I see Jimmy coming with my wife... He is holding his mother hand with one hand and his little umbrella with the other... He is smiling at me... This picture will stay forever in my mind.

Visit to the neurologist was an eye-opener... During examination, we noticed that not only left foot but also left arm is not functioning normally... Something is going on in the brain... We need an immediate MRI... I asked the doctor what it can be... he said it could be from a simple hematoma to a tumor... 

I was wearing a new pair of shoes today... A very business-type of shoe not made for walking on wet streets... Getting out of doctor's office and because of the rain I slipped several times... My boy gave me his hand and told me that he will hold my hand so I don't fall down... That's typical Dimitris... Sensible and ready to help everyone... That's also something I will never forget.

Going back home, we immediately arranged for a next day MRI... Everything looked like a bad dream... A nightmare... It is more than clear that we didn't sleep that night... In fact it was the worst night of my life...