Mum was told she had 'nerve damage' from 'botched' Covid jab - the truth was far worse

It was the weekend of the King’s coronation and every corner of the country was celebrating.

Smiling faces could be seen everywhere as millions soaked up the joyful atmosphere in street parties up and down the UK.

But behind closed doors in Salford, one family’s world was crumbling. While the rest of the country partied, three teenage girls had just been given the worst news of their lives.

Having spent years thinking their mum Anna Barrow had nerve damage from a botched Covid jab, the truth was far worse than anything they could have imagined.

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Tests and scans over a lengthy hospital stay realised their worst fears – the 38-year-old actually had motor neurone disease.

Speaking to the Manchester Evening News, mum-of-three Anna can recall the moment she was given the tragic diagnosis. “It was a total shock,” she said.

“It was something we knew it could have been, but with the stats, my age and being female, I thought it couldn’t possibly be that.”

Trafford Council social worker Anna first started experiencing symptoms back in March 2021 after receiving her third Covid vaccination jab.

A few weeks after getting the injection, she began losing sensation in her left arm and hand, prompting her to visit a doctor.

A GP told Anna she probably had nerve damage from being injected too high up on her arm and the symptoms would go away after 18 months.

So, over the next one-and-a-half years, Anna waited to get better.

But by January this year, the loss of sensation had spread across her body – leaving the mum unable to perform simple tasks such as opening a bottle.

“Over time, we noticed her having more falls, losing her