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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Bradley Jolly

Teen left completely unable to move apart from when she is sleeping due to rare disorder

A teenage girl is determined to achieve her dream despite having a rare neurological disorder that has rendered her bedridden and unable to move.

Chelsea Speirs, 17, can only move significantly when she is sleeping. But, although she also can't talk, she is confident she'll attend university - one of her dreams.

Chelsea has a condition called functional neurological disorder, which occurs when there is a difficulty between the brain receiving or sending information to the rest of the body.

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