U.K. Woman Believes Money Worries Triggered Rare Neurological Condition [Video]

After encountering what doctors initially believed to be a migraine, a woman in England woke up unable to walk or talk — and she believes financial stress is to blame.

Danni Cooper, a former caregiver from Wakefield, came home from work in April and felt “shaky and dizzy,” but chalked the feelings up to hunger, The Wakefield Express reported. Shortly after — the 21-year-old, who had no known health conditions or concerns — found herself struggling to walk, and called her older sister for help.

The siblings headed straight to the emergency room, where doctors told Cooper she was experiencing a particularly strong headache, according to Yahoo! UK and The Northampton Chronicle & Echo.

“My sister was having to prop me up because I couldn’t walk,” Cooper recalled to The Wakefield Express. “They said my period was making the migraine worse, and I was sent home with strong ibuprofen.”

But when she woke up …