A Co Down student has opened up about his recent diagnosis of a debilitating condition in a bid to raise more awareness.
Andrew Hamilton, 18, from Bangor, was diagnosed with Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) last month after experiencing limb issues and some bowel trouble, which led to him spending eight weeks in the Ulster Hospital.
FND is a disease of the nervous system which causes issues with how the brain and body sends and receives signals. The neurological condition currently impacts up to 100,000 adults and up to 20,000 young adults under the age of 16 in the UK.
