Anyone who knows me knows about my brother Paul's situation. For those of you who don't, he has been suffering from an undiagnosed condition for over ten years. The main feature has been constant muscle pain and extreme susceptibility to injury. He also has severe osteoporosis such that he is at risk of a spontaneous stress fracture of the pelvis and low back. He can no longer drive, sit, or walk except for teetering around his house like a 90-year old man. He is 48-years old.

Bad enough, but it gets worse. We can't find a doctor willing to come to his house -- even once -- to evaluate him and prescribe pain medication.

You can thank the war on drugs, I suppose. That combined with indifference on the part of his primary care physician. It's hard to imagine that anyone would who could help would allow my brother to live in agony rather than do something slightly out of the ordinary.

I've begun reaching out again to organizations and hospitals in an attempt to find some help. If anyone has any ideas or contacts, please let me know.