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Woman's stress and sickness bug led to rare neurological disorder

2025-04-13 14 Dailymotion

A young woman was left wheelchair dependent after stress and a sickness bug led to a rare neurological disorder.<br /><br />Heather Chandler, 26, suddenly started experiencing symptoms of chronic back pain and body tremors just two months before her 18th birthday.<br /><br />She was initially fobbed off and told it was "all in your head".<br /><br />But after her symptoms persisted she was diagnosed with functional neurological disorder (FND) a year later.<br /><br />Doctors can't confirm the cause of FND but Heather believes it could have been caused by stress and a sickness bug.<br /><br />Heather now experiences leg weakness in both legs and arms, full body paralysis attacks, brain fog, fatigue and speech issues.

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