Happily married for 35 years, Demetris and Tyrone Brisby raised a beautiful family and were enjoying life as grandparents. Demetris loves shopping and began collecting various items when she and Tyrone were first married. After many years, she amassed an extensive collection of unique items. “I try to find things that you won’t see at anyone else’s house,” she said. But in June 2020, she almost lost the ability to see the treasures in her own home.
“I went to bed one night, and I woke up and I thought my hands were numb, like I fell asleep on them, but it was these three fingers on the right,” Demetris said. By the next evening, her whole hand was numb and the tingling started on the other hand. In the morning, her arms, stomach, legs and feet were numb. She called her doctor who scheduled an MRI. After reviewing the results, he called Demetris and told her to come to the hospital immediately. Demetris and Tyrone already knew something was wrong because Demetris couldn’t walk by the time they arrived at Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, Fla.
Demetris was diagnosed with neuromyelitis optica, a central nervous system disorder that primarily affects the eye nerves and the spinal cord. If Demetris hadn’t gone in for care when she did, she could have been left permanently blind.
Read the full story at brooksrehab.org/blog/demetris...
Apply to work at Brooks: careers.brooksrehab.org/
Connect with us on social media:
Facebook: / brooksrehab
Instagram: / brooksrehab
LinkedIn: / brooks-rehabilitation
At Brooks Rehabilitation, we have more than 50 years of expertise in providing medical rehabilitation services. Our highly trained clinicians provide the most advanced therapy and medical care, along with the compassion, motivation, and hope to help people reach their highest level of recovery.