Tony Newitt, 71, from Warwickshire, feared he would never walk again or meet his granddaughter after being diagnosed with the rare autoimmune disorder Guillain-Barré Syndrome, which left him paralysed. The cancer survivor credits life-saving plasma treatments for giving him his life back and is calling for more people to donate alongside his daughter Lauren Marshall, 37. Tony pictured with his granddaughter Isabelle (Lauren Marshall/NHSBT) -
A man who was paralysed from the neck down by a rare autoimmune disorder defied doctors by “proudly” walking out of hospital following life-saving plasma treatment.
Cancer survivor Tony Newitt feared he would never get to meet his grandchild after being diagnosed with Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) last year.
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