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Neil Shaw

Nurse who can't get MS treatment on NHS raising £45,000 to go to Mexico

An NHS nurse forced to retire following a multiple sclerosis diagnosis is trying to raise £45k for life-changing surgery in Mexico. Mum-of-three Nicola Shergold, 54, says she was left devastated after being told she had MS in 2017.

The condition meant she had to give up her role as a health visitor due to safeguarding issues. And, six years on and despite trying various medications and treatments, Nicola says nothing has helped her symptoms.

So she is now trying to raise £45,000 so she can travel to Mexico for stem cell surgery. Nicola said: “If you have a stroke, it’s fast and hard with the treatment to prevent disability.

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