Thank you to Catherine, from the Brain and Spine foundation for sharing a link that may be useful for patients with Transverse Myelitis and their family members: http://www.brainandspine.org.uk/information/neurological_conditions/transverse_myelitis/  

Here is a promising story for a young girl, who will receive treatment for her Transverse Myelitis at the Transverse Myelitis Cetner in John Hopkins Hospital, one of the leading centers for Transverse Myelitis research in the world. Most people cannot afford treatment at this center, and the chances of obtaining free treatment is slim. And so, the Minister of
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This is an interesting article about a man who has Transverse Myelitis and had to take the insurance company to court because they did not want to pay for his medical expenses. Gibbens claimed compensation under his group insurance policy (the ‘Policy’), which provided compensation for losses “as a direct result of a Critical Disease [defined in the Policy, but
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A 4th grader boy, named Landon, was diagnosed with transverse myelitis. The boy lives in Heath, Texas. Over a span of weeks, he became paralyzed from the chest down. After two months of rehabilitation, Landon is still depending on a wheelchair and a walker, but there is hope that he will walk on his own one day. Read the full story.

A woman was diagnosed with transverse myelitis within days of getting a flu shot. Her symptoms began with numbness from the hip down to her toes, and progressed up to the waist level. Read the full story.

A mother of four was misdiagnosed with shingles when she actually had Transverse Myelitis. The devastating spinal inflammation left her a paraplegic. Even after a rush MRI was ordered, the MRI did not happen in time for the correct diagnosis and treatment to occur. The court case lasted approximately 10 years, ending in compensation of 1 million dollars. Read the full
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