Emily
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http://kgou.org/post/composing-celebrate-good
This reminded me of tick paralysis:
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM200001133420204
Composing To Celebrate The Good
By Hayley Thornton
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A year and a half ago, Emily felt her first symptoms of an undiagnosed illness. For weeks she was unable to live on her own, and she?s still feeling the effects of the mysterious sickness.
"For one day, for the space of several hours, I could not move my arms or legs," she said. "It?s a pretty terrifying experience, and to this day, no one knows why.The symptoms that have persisted are headache, nausea, muscle weakness and fatigue.
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Moore has been working with a piano tuner at OU, and hopes to continue learning the craft. Until then, she?ll keep composing. After she graduates in May, she?ll move to New York to visit a research hospital, where she hopes the cause of her illness will be uncovered.
This reminded me of tick paralysis:
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM200001133420204