British woman Annabelle Moult came to the fore with what happened to her after a party she attended in September 2007. Annabelle Moult thought she had drunk too much when she woke up after a party with a headache and tingling in her legs, but after just three days she lost her sight and was paralyzed from the waist down.
LIFE CHANGE IN 3 DAYS
On a Friday night in September 2007, Annabelle Moult was living her best life at a party with her friends. When the 25-year-old woke up the next day with a headache, blurred vision and a ‘tingling’ in his legs, he thought he had paid the price for all the fun he’d had.
But after just three days, Anabelle lost her sight and was paralyzed from the waist down. After she woke up, her husband Danny carried her to the car and she collapsed on the ground, unable to move. He passed a series of tests at the hospital. For two years his illness remained a complete mystery. He was eventually diagnosed with Neuromyelitis optica, a rare and incurable disease in which the immune system damages the spinal cord and optic nerves.
WHEELCHAIR PRISONED
He is now 39 years old, living in a wheelchair, whose life changed overnight. Speaking about those days, the woman said:
“One Friday night in September 2007, I went out with my friends to have fun. I had a headache the next day and this continued until Sunday. My vision was starting to blur too. Then my legs started tingling. I went to bed and woke up at night to go to the toilet but I couldn’t move my legs and Danny I screamed for help from (her husband) and we went to the hospital. I quickly went downhill and couldn’t move my legs, I was paralyzed. Then I lost my sight. A brain scan showed swelling and a doctor said I would never see it again. But they couldn’t explain. As a child, I was severely blind and paralyzed, unable to leave my house alone. My world has changed.”
WHAT IS NEUROMYELITIS OPTICA?
Neuromyelitis optica disease is abbreviated as NMO. In this disease, especially optic nerve and spinal cord involvement is observed. NMO disease is a disease in which the functions of the eye and spinal nerves are impaired due to inflammation. Depending on the involvement of the optic nerve, unilateral or bilateral blurred vision occurs. Spinal cord involvement is often more severe and causes neurological complaints such as loss of strength in the arms and legs, numbness, pain, loss of urinary or bladder control.