Scots dancer who lost ability to walk due to rare condition back on her feet thanks to UGGs
dailyrecord.co.ukA dancer left in a wheelchair due to a sudden rare neurological condition discovered she can now walk – in UGGs. Yasmine Gibb, 30, suffers from functional neurological disorder (FND), a nervous system condition which causes seizures, wobbly legs and exhaustion.
Earlier this year, she went from competing in triathlons to barely being able to walk before she was diagnosed with FND in July, and said her right leg often gives way.
But Yasmine, from Glasgow, said she was amazed to discover she was able to walk normally walk again – thanks to a pair of UGGs.
She said the boots, which have come back into fashion recently, allow her to walk without wobbling. Irish dancer Yasmine said: “I was wearing UGG slippers when I was on holiday in Madrid and realised they weren’t causing me as much pain to walk. “I changed into Converse and I would be in agony, so I thought I would order myself a pair of UGG boots for when I got home.“It was amazing when I put them on, I could walk.“It was such a good feeling because I was worried my brain was going to have forgotten how to walk properly.
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