 Mum-of-three Anna Barrow was told the loss of sensation in her arm was due to a Covid jab and that it would get better within the next 18 months. Instead, after struggling to breathe, 38-year-old Anna was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND). Anna's loss of sensation in her arm began in March 2021 but doctors figured it was nerve damage due to her Covid jab being administered too high up in her arm. Her symptoms began to get worse as the loss of sensation spread across her body, so she was urgently referred to a neurology department, but was confronted with a 71-week waiting list. While waiting for an appointment, Anna was in a work meeting when she realised she was struggling to breathe and swallow, which promoted her to go to A&E. After a two week hospital stay and numerous tests, Anna was diagnosed with MND in May. Anna Barrow (left) and her husband Martyn Barrow (Picture: Anna Barrow / SWNS) Anna said: 'It was really difficult. They had kept me in hospital and were doing loads of tests so we knew it was potentially not going to be good news. 'I was a social worker so I've worked with a few people with MND but they've all been male if they're younger and then there's been a few older people with it. 'I knew it was a possibility but with my age and being female, I just didn't think it would be that.' Anna has been with husband Martyn, 39, since she was 16 and they have three daughters – Tilly, 18, Eve, 15 and Fallon, 13. The couple have said the hardest thing was telling their children because they know 'it's something that we've got to deal with every day'. Her husband, Martyn, said: 'We realised it was pretty serious when the doctors said to Anna that she needed to let them know when I arrived. 'They literally told us and it was heart-breaking – there was a lot of tears and they kept going and coming back. Eve Barrow (bottom left), Tilly Barrow (bottom right), Fallon Barrow (top left), M){kind=link}
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Mum-of-three Anna Barrow was told the loss of sensation in her arm was due to a Covid jab and that it would get better within the next 18 months.
Instead, after struggling to breathe, 38-year-old Anna was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND).
Anna’s loss of sensation in her arm began in March 2021 but doctors figured it was nerve damage due to her Covid jab being administered too high up in her arm.
Her symptoms began to get worse as the loss of sensation spread across her body, so she was urgently referred to a neurology department, but was confronted with a 71-week waiting list.