Desiree Jennings Update - Woman with Rare Neurological Disorder from Flu Shot

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HeroOfChrist
October 20, 2009

She's a beautiful young woman and former Washington Redskins cheerleader whose heartbreaking story is shocking the nation. 26-year-old Desiree Jennings showed INSIDE EDITION reporter Les Trent how she can't walk without twisty, jerky movements... although she can walk backwards perfectly normally. Doctors say she has a rare, one-in-a-million neurological disorder that was triggered 10 days after she got a seasonal flu shot. She said she could not eat without passing out. INSIDE EDITION visited Desiree and her husband Brendan at their home in Ashburn, Virginia to see what their daily life is like. Desiree has to go up and down stairs backwards because something as simple as walking forward can be dangerous. Here's what makes her disorder even more bizarre. She runs with a normal stride and while running she can even speak normally. But when she finally stops, the spasms start. Desiree got a flu shot on August 23. Ten days later she came down with what doctors have diagnosed as dystonia, a rare neurological disorder. Her jerking and twisting are the result of uncontrollable muscle contractions. There is no known cure.

Doctors say what happened to Desiree shouldn't discourage people from getting flu shots. But the woman who's on the wrong side of being "one-in-a-million" says, "[Running] is the only thing I have left."

To donate to Desiree's recovery fund or just learn more about her story, go to:
http://www.generationrescue.org/desir...

INSIDE EDITION article posted October 16, 2009:
http://www.insideedition.com/news.asp...

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everyoneSalegend (12 hours ago) Show Hide

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What a fuck they done to her! Can walk backwards, can run, but not walk slowly forward. I am scared now. They can manipulate us to the tiny details if they wish?!

everyoneSalegend (12 hours ago) Show Hide

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DIE MOTHERFUCKER!

x3lavigne (22 hours ago) Show Hide

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omg. im crying. :|

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That's sad.

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Her brain is disabled or something?

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i dont think the diseas has made anyone like this dude

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OMG poor girl =(( I really feel her pain, train your ass of your whole life to become a pro cheerleader and then this happens I really understand her pain, so sorry for her hope she gets better<33

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I saw her update and she is getting better. As of October 29th, she was talking completely normally. There is hope and I'm glad I saw that link before I started thinking there was no hope. Thank God. Hang in there, Diseree!

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honestly i rather die than live like this. OMG this is horible:( i'm so sorry for her..she is a beautiful young women...

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