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#146 Overcoming Guillain-Barre Syndrome with Rare Illness/Advocate Survivor, Holly Francis

January 09, 2023 Lino Martinez, Psy.D. Episode 146
A Little Less Fear Podcast The Dr. Lino Show
#146 Overcoming Guillain-Barre Syndrome with Rare Illness/Advocate Survivor, Holly Francis
Show Notes

Biography

Holly Frances is a Canadian writer, speaker, illness survivor/advocate, and certified trainer. She is also a mom in a blended family of five and the face behind Holly After GBS on social media, where her recovery videos have inspired millions of people around the world. She is currently at-work on her memoir about turning her medical horror into a crusade of helping others.

"Eleven years ago when I was twenty six, just weeks after giving birth, I was diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disorder called Guillain-Barre Syndrome. I spent two months fighting for my life in the ICU on a ventilator, completely paralyzed unable to be a mother to my newborn baby girl. It was a heartbreaking time. But thankfully, over time I improved. I learned to breathe on my own, how to strengthen my muscles and how to eat and drink, and then how to walk with a walker, a cane, then on my own. I went home after 126 days in the hospital when my daughter was almost six months old. I recovered completely. My recovery videos, which went viral a few years ago have been a huge inspiration to others going through GBS. "

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1013321328877239  My new book detailing my harrowing experience comes out later this year.

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