by Sarah | Jan 23, 2018 | Your Stories
On the 9th of February this year, my incredible mother was admitted to Salisbury Hospital having begun to lose sensation in her feet. Later that day she was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). It is a terrifying condition, involving progressive paralysis of...
by Sarah | Jan 23, 2018 | Your Stories
I had Guillain-Barre Syndrome, the AMAN version, in 2009 and was in 3 hospitals for 4 and a half months in total, followed by 1 and a half years of physiotherapy and off work for 20 months in all. I became a volunteer for GAIN prior to going back to work and have been...
by Sarah | Jan 23, 2018 | Your Stories
Kate France shares her experience of getting her life back after a diagnosis of GBS in 2013, followed by a further diagnosis of CIDP when the symptoms returned two years later. Like most people reading this magazine, I have a significant date. Actually, I have two,...
by Sarah | Jan 23, 2018 | Your Stories
I sadly lost my dad last year to Guillain-Barre syndrome and have witnessed first hand the devastating consequences of the illness. I miss my dad dearly every single day. I completed a 13 mile obstacle Rat Race in his memory and in doing so, I hoped to raise awareness...
by Sarah | Jan 23, 2018 | Your Stories
Although in his late 70s, Peter Woolsey was a fit and active entrepreneur who enjoyed regular trips abroad both for pleasure and business. The unexpectedly ground to a halt in December 2018, when he started to experience the first signs of Guillain-Barre syndrome....
