Case #29: Cienna

Case #29: Cienna

From Murder in Illinois by iHeartPodcasts

November 25, 2025 · 41 min · Season 4 · Episode 4

About this episode

Cienna Ditri shares her journey through misdiagnoses and the discovery of her condition, periodic paralysis.

For as long as Cienna Ditri can remember, she has had random bouts of “heavy legs”and loss of vision. As she got older - that sensation grew into episodes in which she could not move altogether. Cienna was passing out multiple times a day and frequently losing vision. After a slew of misdiagnoses - she was unsure she would ever understand the cause…until one doctor found the needle in the haystack.   We want to hear from you! Share your own medical mystery or tell us about the episode you connected with the most at Symptomatic@iheartmedia.com or drop us a voice note at https://www.speakpipe.com/Symptomatic .    DISCLAIMER: By submitting your voice note using the link provided, you acknowledge that we have permission to potentially include that audio in future content.   *  *  *  *  *  * ****** SPOILER ALERT BELOW ******   You can learn more about Periodic Paralysis at periodicparalysis.org You can follow Cienna at @chronicallyperservering on instagram, tiktok, facebook, and youtube. You can find Cienna’s substack “In Rare Form” at chronicallypersevering.substack.com See omnystudio.com/listener…

People in this episode

Guest: Cienna Ditri

Topics covered

  • medical mystery
  • diagnosis
  • health issues
  • periodic paralysis
  • personal story

Keywords

  • Cienna Ditri
  • medical mystery
  • periodic paralysis
  • health
  • diagnosis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: iHeartPodcasts, periodicparalysis.org, chronicallyperservering, Symptomatic

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