He was paralyzed while watching television for several hours

Her boyfriend, trying to stay calm, called the emergency service to see him and kept him until the arrival of the ambulance. "Fortunately, my boyfriend stayed very calm and said that everything would be fine since we called the emergency services," the young woman said.

Recalling this episode, Emily explained to the press: "It was around 3:30 am when I decided to go to bed, I had my legs on the chair in front of me and they felt a little numb I tried to get up and realized that I could not move them at all.I burst into tears, I was hysterical, "he said. .

The woman received first aid at the Royal Hull Infirmary, where they decided to transfer her to Pinderfields Hospital. He was diagnosed with a rare condition: arteriovenous malformations of the spine (AVM), a rare disease caused by an entanglement of blood vessels in or near the spine.

The knee pain that had been suffering was also the result of this disease, which had not been detected before. Emily is now permanently paralyzed from waist to toe and, according to the doctors, will not work anymore. "As soon as the doctors announced me that I was paralyzed, I collapsed.This was not good, I really could not believe it.Now I have good and bad days, even if I do everything possible to maintain a positive attitude, "said the young woman.

"Josh was a great support, but it was difficult," admitted Emily, referring to her boyfriend, with whom she has been a couple for six years. "What really breaks my heart is that I will never be able to walk to the altar," he lamented.

A solidarity crusade has already begun

"It's such a strange condition that most people have never heard of it.I am planning a charity walk for July 21 to raise awareness and raise money for The Butterfly AVM Charity ", commented the young woman during her interview with Mirror. With the broadcast, Emily hopes she becomes aware of the disease. She now aspires to compete at the Paralympic Games in 2024 as she learned sport shooting at her recovery time.