Woman, 21, woke up unable to walk or talk after ‘cost of living stress triggered terrifying brain condition’

A WOMAN with money worries was left unable to walk or talk after the stress triggered a rare neurological condition. Danni Cooper had been feeling anxious about her finances for months before she lost the use of her legs and was rushed to hospital. 9 Danni Cooper was left with a neurological condition after financial stress Credit: SWNS 9 She woke up one day unable to walk or talk Credit: SWNS Her ordeal began when she arrived home from work feeling dizzy in April 2024, but put her symptoms down to hunger.

However, the fit and healthy 21-year-old found herself struggling to walk to the kitchen and called her sister Mollie Harris, 26, a chef. They went straight to A&E , where Danni claims her symptoms were dismissed as a "migraine" made worse by "being on her period". The following morning, the former support worker woke up having lost the ability to speak or move.

READ MORE ON HEALTH TRAGIC LOSS Mum makes desperate plea after ‘healthy’ son died while playing football 'AGONY' I pooed 30 times a day after wrongly putting my gas down to eating too much pizza Fearing a stroke, she went to a hospital in Wakefield, but all her scans came back clear. After spending a month on a ward, Danni was finally diagnosed with functional neurological disorder (FND) – a condition that causes problems with the brain sending and receiving information. Doctors who treated her believe financial stress triggered by the cost of living crisis were to blame for her ''out-of-the-blue'' symptoms.

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