My dear friend felt really crummy for about a year with an assortment of ailments, and then her pinky literally stopped working - as in, she couldn't move it at all. After tests, Doctor #1 told her it was most likely ALS. Doctor #2 tested her and said nope - it's lyme disease, and treated her. We all had hope the treatment would work - and she would be cured. We looked forward to the day we'd toast Doctor #2 and talk about how she dodged a horrible scary bullet. This was in early June. The following January my beautiful friend died of ALS.