Bird Pinkerton
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1,078 appearances
11 recordings
1 series
first heard Apr 2026
last heard 3d ago
Bird Pinkerton’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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But in 1980, when Louise was 25 years old, her life started to change.
the amount of time that she could walk without experiencing pain got shorter, and the pain got worse.
So, of course, she talked to her doctor about it.
This lack of a diagnosis went on for decades.
In the midst of all this, Louise also had two children to take care of.
And in 1984, her infant daughter, Suzanne, was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis.
This was devastating for Louise.
But as Alexandra noted, Suzanne's experience also showed the power of a diagnosis.
Even though it was terrible, the people in Louise's family and in her community knew what was happening to Louise's daughter.
After Suzanne's death, Louise redoubled her efforts to get answers about her own situation.
Alexandra was actually able to speak to the lab technician who did the scans because this was a small town and the technician was a family friend of Louise's.
Basically, if you think of your big blood vessels as highways for your blood,
It was like some of Louise's highways were full of big calcium rocks.
like little emergency side roads for the blood to move through.
Those roads are not as big as the main highway.
There were other unusual things about this calcium buildup, but the main thing was that it was there, right on the scans.
Proof that Louise was not making things up.
It was also starting to become clear that it wasn't just Louise.
Her siblings were beginning to experience strange symptoms too.
Her youngest sibling was experiencing the leg freezing issue.
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