A mum who became paralysed from the waist down while putting away the Aldi shop has been nominated for a business award.
Debbie-Lyn Connolly-Lloyd had just done the school run and was putting away the weekly shop when her legs started feeling numb and heavy on June 27 last year. The now 41-year-old was rushed to hospital where she was diagnosed with Functional Neurological Disorder - a debilitating disability where her brain stops sending messages to her legs.
The mum-of-four, from Birkdale, said she was "absolutely terrified" by what had happened but she was determined not to let her disability define her as she prepared for life on crutches. Sadly Debbie-Lyn told the ECHO this week that her legs have got worse and she is now in a wheelchair.
