'I felt like I was on trial trying to get sickness benefits - I almost lost everything'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukAt the age of 25, Rob Denholm was in the prime of his life and the future was looking bright. He had a partner, a stable job and was set to embark on an exciting new career opportunity.
But his world was turned upside down when he was hit by a shock diagnosis that would change the course of his life forever. READ MORE: The 70 conditions that the DWP will pay people £172 a week in PIP Rob, who was working in IT recruitment, was visiting his brother in America when he suddenly started experiencing balance issues and numbness in his hands and feet.
As his symptoms escalated, Rob, from Newton-le-Willows, decided to visit a US doctor and was diagnosed with peripheral neuropathy.
The condition is a type of nerve damage that can cause pain, numbness or weakness. The strange symptoms worsened once he returned to the UK and he was then diagnosed transverse myelitis, an inflammation of part of the spinal cord.
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