It’s safe to say that J.D.
Scott is part of a very successful family.
Unfortunately, success isn’t the only thing in J.D.
Worse yet, it took him a while to discover the actual cause.
According to the pair, J.D.
’s symptoms were known to leave him bedridden for days at a time.
Doctors suspected everything from some kind of autoimmune disease to brain aneurysms.
’s quality of life continued to suffer.
“Walking too much would bring on the symptoms.
Heat would bring on the symptoms,” he said (viaPeople).
Leaning into the autoimmune disease theory, J.D.
began taking new medications and started adhering to a strict diet.
And while this did help somewhat, the specific cause of J.D’s ailments continued to elude him.
Scott eventually learned the source of his illness
Fortunately for J.D.
But why would the government need to get involved?
Nevertheless, the problem was being addressed.
That said, mercury poisoning wasn’t the only thing ailing him.
In the same post, J.D.
“I would pass out pretty much wherever I was …
There were many moments that felt like the end of the line.”
confessed that he had even left behind handwritten instructions for his loved ones in the event of his death.
