jean sharon abbott can be seen recovering from surgery when she was 12-years-old .
the 38-year-old has now discovered she was misdiagnosed with spastic diplegia , a form of cerebral palsy .
but after three decades of suffering from muscle spasms , weakness , near immobility , as well as undergoing painful surgical procedures , she actually had dopa-responsive dystonia -lrb- drd -rrb- , a rare , yet treatable , muscle disorder .