My Ride and Run with Dystonia Hardcover : Lulu.com : 9781312062832 : 1312062835 : 05 Apr 2022 : Coach Chris Phelan's life changed forever when a devastating disease struck, leaving him unable to stand, walk, or sit still. He couldn't watch TV, use a cell phone, or work on a computer keyboard. His handwriting became unreadable. Slurred words made him sound like a drunk. Clumsiness and vertigo caused him to rely on a walker at first, and then a wheelchair. Seeking a diagnosis, Chris traveled the country and saw 31 doctors. The medical community could only guess, and the guesses ranged from Parkinson's, Epilepsy, or Cerebral Palsy. At least 20 drugs were prescribed, including over 250 Botox shots (18 around his eye sockets), and he was subjected to many tests and scans. Frustrated and angered, Janalou, his wife, typed his symptoms into the computer. Up popped the word DYSTONIA, blandly defined online as "a movement disorder." The internet description ended with a cheery note: "There is no