'Paramedics thought I was having a panic attack, but I was actually paralysed by a stroke'

"If you had scanned me that morning, you wouldn't have been able to predict what was going to happen. It started very gradually and as the call went on, I felt worse and worse."

"I could tell that something was wrong. I thought it was strange that it would be a panic attack, but we never thought that it was a stroke."

"Eventually, I had to go to the bathroom to throw up, and when I tried to get back off the floor, I couldn't move my limbs."

"I don't blame them, because who would think that a 26-year-old was having a rare stroke."

Rebecca Waller experienced a sudden spinal stroke while working from home, leading to severe pain and loss of mobility. Initially, paramedics misdiagnosed her condition as a panic attack. Despite her symptoms worsening, they did not recognize the seriousness of her situation. Waller described the pain as similar to a heart attack and expressed disbelief that a stroke could occur at her age. The incident drastically changed her life, leaving her uncertain about her future independence and mobility.

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