Complaint Review: North Austin Medical Center

In 2003, I had a relative die of a very rare disease. I watched her health deteriorating over the course of maybe a month and a half. Now that I look back, there were actually a couple of signs that started showing throughout her last year alive. Towards the end of her stay at the hospital, she had just about every test under the sun. Finally, the doctors gave the final test, which was a brain biopsy. This is the only way to detect CJD, or Cruetzfeldt Jakob Disease. This is a strain of "mad cow disease " somehow transferred to humans. Results came back positive for CJD. We stayed with her all day and night while she was in a coma until she took her last breath in the hospital. When we received the death certificate, it says she died of natural causes at home. The whole family was shocked! Why would they lie? My only guess, is that they didn't want to be questioned for any reason. And/or covering up this scary disease.