A mum has been diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) - after doctors originally said her symptoms were caused by a Covid jab. Anna Barrow, 38, was told she had MND in May 2023 after she started experiencing a loss of sensation in her arm.
The married mum-of-three first started with the symptom in March 2021 but doctors told her it could be nerve damage from having her Covid jab too high up in her arm. Anna was told it should get better in the next 18 months but her symptoms progressively got worse and the loss of sensation spread across her body.
She was then urgently referred to a neurology department but was told that there was a 71-week waiting list. While waiting for an appointment, Anna was in a work meeting when she realised she was struggling to breathe and swallow, which promoted her to go to A&E.
