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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Naomi DeSouza & Laura Sharman

Woman wakes up unable to talk – and only one other person has her rare condition

A woman fell seriously ill overnight and woke up the next morning in a terrifying state of not being able to speak.

Claire Edwards, 47, is now completely non-verbal and unable to walk or take care of herself after being diagnosed with an extremely rare condition.

She is one of only two people in the UK living with AARS2 leukodystrophy, a genetic disorder and progressive disease that damages the brain and nervous system.

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