Publisher's Synopsis
Guillain-Barré Syndrome is a frightening illness that affects ordinary people and causes paralysis, with only limited opportunities for disease management. Only 1200 people in the UK are confronted with this medical diagnosis in a year. This is the true life story of one man and his battle with this very rare disease, and its even rarer variant, Miller Fisher Syndrome.Terence Boadey was otherwise healthy when he contracted the rare disease Guillain-Barré Syndrome at the age of 68, the medical diagnosis made after several trips to the doctor and paralysis that spread swiftly up his legs and arms. Through disease management and physiotherapy he has been able to stabilise his condition, and now he reveals all, telling of the effect his condition has on loved ones, his dreams and thoughts, and the ordinary people who shared hospital wards with him.
