'Just Weeks Ago I Was a Gym-Goer, Now I Need a Full-Time Carer'

She was a 23-year-old fit and healthy gym goer - now she needs a full-time carer

Lily Sillis' condition deteriorated rapidly, sometimes having up to 20 seizures a day

'I was independent - now I need a full-time carer at 23'

Lily Sillis went from being fit and independent to experiencing seizures and paralysis within days after facial spasms began

'I could hear everything but couldn’t move a muscle'

Lily Sillis noticed facial spasms one morning which quickly escalated into seizures and paralysis from Functional Neurological Disorder

Gym-goer noticed one change and hours later she couldn’t speak

Lily went from being fit and healthy to needing full-time care after developing Functional Neurological Disorder causing seizures and paralysis

'I was going to the gym every day - now I'm 23 with a full-time carer'

Lily noticed her face drooping one morning - within weeks she went from gym-goer to needing round-the-clock care

'Just weeks ago I was a gym-goer, now I need a full-time carer'

Lily went from being fit and healthy to needing full-time care after developing Functional Neurological Disorder causing seizures and paralysis