Mysterious illness that paralyzes healthy kids prompts plea from CDC
Medical 'anomalies', while sad and terrible in some cases, can also be fascinating.I was seven in the summer of '94 and woke up one day with a completely immobile left leg. My sister came into the bedroom to relay a message from mom that if I didn't stop playing games and get ready for school, then I'd be in trouble. However, I simply couldn't move my left leg.The rest of the week I spent at home. Whenever I needed to walk somewhere, I'd just hop on my right leg, and drag my left leg along with me.That week I saw a number of doctors and specialists. Had the battery of tests and diagnostics that are de rigeur for anything where the medical community has no clue what is going on.Within roughly seven days from the onset of this temporary paralysis, my leg began functioning again and did so quite quickly.