Man diagnosed with GBS asks if flu shot is to blame

[Emily]

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February 17, 2014 8:14 pm
Man diagnosed with rare disease asks if flu shot is to blame
By Stephanie Irvine and Heather Yourex Global News
A Calgary man is looking for answers after falling victim to a rare nerve disease, days after receiving his flu shot.

Ron Nielsen has been in hospital since early January, recovering from Guillain Barre Syndrome.

Maggie Nielsen is a big believer in the flu shot, so with an anniversary ahead this year she insisted her husband Ron roll up his sleeve.

?He?s never taken it before in his life,? she says. ?He?s never gotten sick, and he?s never gotten the shot, but he went and got it on my urging.?..