Living with Guillain-Barre Syndrome

On Friday May 9, 2008 my boyfriend turned 20 years old. My parents were gone for the weekend and it was suppose to be great for us. We were gonna spend some quality time together and have a party for him. When I went to pick him up on Friday I knew that something was wrong. He fell walking out to my vehicle. Later in the afternoon he again fell only this time he couldn’t get up.

After we got him to the emergency room they were convinced that all he had was pnemonia. But everyday that we were there his condition worsened. I noticed that his lip had become drawn and he was slowly gettin weaker every minute. At first he could help me stand him up and move in the bed…now he can’t even roll over. It took 4 days for them to diganose him…by then it had already reached his hands. However, I’m proud to say that it’s now day 5 and he is on the track to recovery. He’s showing signs of strength in his hands and his lip is beginning to straighten back out. I know that this will be a long hard journey. But I have faith.