Woman, 22, unable to walk after waking up to find half her face paralyzed

A “fit and healthy” young woman has been left unable to walk after she woke up to find half of her face “paralyzed.”Lillie Thorne, 22, went to sleep as normal, but when she woke up, she found the left side of her face drooping and unable to move.And tragically, just days later, the healthcare assistant also lost the ability to speak and walk.Doctors later diagnosed Lillie, from Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, with Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) following extensive investigations.Her family is currently crowdfunding to help raise funds for private treatment as she doesn’t meet the threshold for specialist help under the NHS.Lillie is still too ill to speak, but her aunt, Ashleigh Thorne, 35, said: “What is so heartbreaking is that it is completely random, it came out of nowhere.“She was fit and healthy before.“She loved traveling; in fact, she had only just come back from a family trip to Turkey a couple of weeks before.“Doctors don’t know what caused it, making it all a big mystery.“But to see her as a shell of her normal self has been heartbreaking for everyone.“She is staying very positive and has a great sense of humor which is helping her get through it.” Morning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more.Please provide a valid email.

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Lillie went to bed on Thursday, October 1, as normal after spending the day cleaning her newly renovated first home whilst on a day off from work.But when she woke up the next day, Friday, October 2, she found her face paralyzed.The same day, she visited the A&E at Furness General Hospital, where she was diagnosed with Bell’s palsy – a temporary weakness or lack of movement that usually affects one side of the face, according to the NHS.Ashleigh has revealed her niece was “feeling fine” and had no symptoms before falling ill.She was p...