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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sheila Flynn

A routine chiropractor visit left her paralysed at 28. One year on, this is what her mother wants you to see

Facebook/Darlene Jensen

The night before the anniversary of a routine chiropractor visit that left her daughter with a brain injury, Darlene Jensen sat up watching videos taken in the months immediately following the fateful day last June that would forever change both their lives.

Her daughter, 28-year-old Caitlin, had been fit and healthy, looking forward to working in the science field after graduating with a degree in chemistry and biology, when she arrived at the Georgia chiropractor’s office on 16 June 2022. Within 20 minutes, her future would be hanging precariously; Caitlin suffered a vertebral artery dissection, which causes stroke – cutting off blood flow to the brain. 

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