Checkout how this woman’s shocking story of how her brain collapsed into her spine.
Janessa Gunderson woke up one morning with what she thought was just a bad headache, only to realise that something much more serious was happening to her body.
While concerned, she tried to ignore the excruciating pain, but when her legs began shaking uncontrollably, and her right side started to go numb, she knew something was seriously wrong.
After a series of tests, Janessa was diagnosed with Chiari malformation – a rare condition where part of the brain pushes into the spinal canal.
The gym manager was told that she had an eight-millimetre herniation of her brain that pressed into her spine.
Despite being faced with paralysis and an uncertain future, Janessa fought back and with the support of her friends and family, she began to rebuild her strength and learn to walk again.