Young mum paralysed overnight still no closer to diagnosis two years after life changed forever
A young mum who became paralysed overnight is still no closer to a diagnosis two years after her life changed forever.
Speaking in February, 2022, Lisa from Merthyr Tydfil said: "It did more or less happen overnight. I'd noticed my legs felt a little weaker than usual for a while and my balance was worse. I stood up to go to the bathroom while holding onto my partner and literally just hit the floor. I've not been able to stand or walk since.
Describing how life had changed for her over the last 12 months, she told WalesOnline: "I've struggled massively, I feel a lot weaker and the pain has definitely levelled up. I can't remember the last time I had a full night's sleep without the pain waking me, it's very draining. Top news stories today Lisa, who is a mum to Leo, nine, and Luna, three, with fiancee Luke, 29, previously said she was left so devastated by her paralysis that she felt suicidal. She told WalesOnline how her life now feels like "hell".
"I usually spend my days sat in bed, I have a stairlift installed but the whole process of being moved from my room to the stairlift, then from the stairlift to the sofa and back again at bedtime is getting harder and leaves me drained and in agony so I tend to just stay in my room to avoid any additional pain.
"This past year I've received absolutely no care whatsoever," she said. "I've been like this since December, 2020, my last hospital stay was in March, 2021, and the last time I heard from [my] consultant neurologist was in March, 2022 - so no contact for a year. I just feel forgotten about, like they ran some tests, couldn't find out the issue and aren't really bothered to look further. Sometimes I even think I'm not being believed or taken seriously.
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