In a story reported last week, NFL cheerleader, Desiree Jennings, suffers from a neurological illness called dystonia that was brought on by the seasonal flu shot she received in August. In response to her story, celebrities Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy reached out to Desiree with information abouth their organization, Generation Rescue.
The organization is now raising awareness over the safety of vaccines including flu shots. McCarthy, who has a 7-year-old son Evan with autism, founded Generation Rescue along with actor Jim Carrey to educate people about ways to reverse autism. Generation Rescue's President Stan Kurtz was so touched by Desiree's story, the organization is hoping to fly her to Los Angeles for treatment.
Dystonia is a neurological movement disorder in which sustained muscle contractions cause twisting and repetitive movements or abnormal postures. The disorder may be inherited or caused by other factors such as birth-related or other physical trauma, infection, poisoning or reaction to drugs.
Desiree Jennings, 25, was a cheerleader for the Washington Redskins before her illness.Now she has tremendous difficulty walking forwards. She can walk backwards fairly wellShe also suffers from seizures and has difficulty eating.
Her condition is getting worse. She recently reported that her neck and tongue are not moving anymore, similar to paralysis.
Dr. Kurtz believes with the proper treatment, some of Desiree's symptoms may be reversible. He spoke to Fox news about Desiree's illness:
"Well, unfortunately we happen to be very good at handling vaccine injury. We've got a lot of doctors that have experience in doing that, so our doctors and our resources are completely available to her, and we're going do everything we can to give her a lot of options to help take care to help recover from this condition as best we can," says Kurtz.
Desiree Jennings is hoping that the severe reaction she suffered after getting a seasonal flu shot will make people aware of the risks. It is the hope of Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carry that their program, Generation Rescue, will help this former NFL Cheerleader regain the life she enjoyed so much.
View the latest video about the celebrity help for Desiree.
Written by Cheryl Phillips
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source: Fox5
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