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Leo Black & Sara Odeen-Isbister

Man paralysed from neck down after horror diagnosis back in the gym in miracle recovery

An actor left paralysed from the neck down by an immune disorder is back in the gym a mere six months after falling ill.

Cody Hively began suffering from tingling and numbness in his feet in January this year and within weeks lost feeling in most of his body, couldn't talk properly and was only able to make slight movements with his head.

The 27-year-old was diagnosed with a severe form of the Guillain-Barre syndrome, an immune disorder that causes the immune system to attack the patient's nerves.

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