{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"A Quality Life: Toby's Multiple Sclerosis Story","description":"When we go into the hospital, we want to be treated for whatever is ailing us. We also expect to be heard and validated. When Toby Palma, a Las Vegas, Nevada woman in her early 40s, went into the emergency room several times complaining of severe pain all over her body, the doctors kept telling her it was a minor kidney infection. \u201cI knew it was something more,\u201d says Toby. \u201cThe antibiotics they gave me weren\u2019t doing anything for my pain but they kept sending me home because I looked healthy.\u201d After a year of doctor\u2019s visits which left her without answers or pain relief, Toby was eventually referred to a team of specialists who took the time to get a full understanding of her symptoms. That medical team\u2014called a palliative care team\u2014then went to work to help Toby with the pain and stress she was dealing with. With a better understanding of what was troubling her, Toby\u2019s primary doctors were able to make a proper diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis (MS). There is now one goal: To help Toby live the best life possible. This is Toby\u2019s palliative care story.","author_name":"getpalliativecare's podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/getpalliativecare.org","html":"