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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Alahna Kindred

Woman with rare 'living statue' disease that makes her seize up when she gets scared

A woman has opened up about living with a rare "living statue" disease that makes her body seize up.

Karen Long fears leaving home because of the debilitating condition that leaves her with little-to-no control over her body’s reflexes.

The part-time blogger says it started in 2013 when she suffered a fall and slammed face-first into the hard concrete.

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