I was a fit, healthy, and active 26-year-old woman on the adventure of a lifetime: being paid to work with a family in New York.
However, my life was turned upside down when I was forced to return home to Australia after just 6 weeks. I’d become extremely unwell and ended up spending 1 month in the hospital with a mystery illness upon my return.
I was unable to stand up or walk, and I had persistent dizziness, nausea, severe brain fog, chronic fatigue, migraine, and fainting.
The doctors ordered a “tilt-table” test, during which I was strapped to a bed and tilted at various angles while machines monitored my blood pressure and oxygen levels, among other things.
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