GBS is a rare neurological disorder where the body's immune system mistakenly attacks nerves by your brain and spinal cord.<\/p>\n
LAKELAND, Fla. Strong, fighter and hardworking are just a few words fellow Lakeland Fire Department firefighters used to describe fellow first responder Driver Engineer Steve Connors.<\/p>\n
Connors is on the road to recovery after he survived \"the struggle of a lifetime\" since late 2019 when he was diagnosed with Guillain-Barr syndrome, or GBS.<\/p>\n
GBS is a rare neurological disorderwhere the body's immune system mistakenly attacks nerves by your brain and spinal cord. It can be mild from brief weakness to \"nearly devastating\" paralysis.<\/p>\n
For Connors, it meant initial unexplainable weakness and tingling in his limbs before developing extreme pain, paralysis and the inability to eat, walk, speak or breathe on his own.<\/p>\n
But now, he is on the road to recovery.<\/p>\n
\"Steve is strong. Steve is a fighter. He is no stranger to hard work,\" the fire department wrote on Facebook about the former Army soldier and deputy. \"He channeled his strength, faith, love and support from his family (fire-family included) and has overcome this hurdle in an extraordinary way!\"<\/p>\n
Through all of Connors' work and physical therapy, he has relearned how to eat and walk and is working to re-strengthen his body to return to the squad.<\/p>\n
The fire department said he let them share his story to help inspire others through there struggles and offer hope in a challenging time.<\/p>\n
\"Steve allowed us to share his very personal story, so that it can serve to inform and INSPIRE others experiencing their own struggles, whatever they may be.<\/p>\n
\"This story of #hope and #triumph is exactly what we could all use in these challenging times,\" the department wrote.<\/p>\n
Here is to a speedy recovery Driver Engineer Steve Connors!<\/p>\n
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