Struggling with a rare disease, a South Paris woman fights for care amidst a doctor shortage

Maine, like much of the country, faces a shortage of health care workers. One study said our state could be short 120 primary care doctors by 2030 , and nearly 40 percent of current doctors are close to retirement.

One patient from South Paris with a rare, incurable disease said losing her primary care provider could have a devastating impact on her health.

EmmaMaagic Einhorn said she knew something was wrong with her body, even when she was a child.

"I would fall a lot. I had a lot of bumps and bruises, I would bruise easily," Einhorn recalled.

As Einhorn got older, she had severe joint pain and swelling, and her joints became harder to move. Doctors still couldn't figure out why.

Even so, she had two daughters and stayed active, often hiking. At 45-years-old, she finally learned s