Susan Leeman, 95, Dies; Explored How the Brain Influences the Body

[Sweet Rosie Red]

5. Her discovery has saved countless lives.

In 1994, The NIH published a study which established the existence of elevated Substance P in the cerebral spinal fluid of people displaying symptoms of Fibromyalgia Syndrome. Until that point, patients had been written off as attention seeking hypochondriacs, neurotics or druggies. Suicides were common. Even after that discovery, most of the primary care doctors rejected the reality and the findings were ignored until three powerful women rejected the conventional wisdom and started pushing for recognition of the syndrome. Every FMS patient owes a massive debt of gratitude to three Democratic women. They knew people who suffered from the syndrome and pushed for recognition.

Thank you, Hillary Clinton, Tipper Gore and Donna Shalala!

And there’s a bit of herstory for you!

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7526868/