From aspiring pop star to paralysed in just days

... shocking picture of 12-year-old left bed-ridden in hospital after being given controversial HPV vaccine - but doctors want to section her

  • Mia Blesky, of Reading, was given the Gardasil vaccine in September at school 
  • The next day her legs felt heavy and she had a burning sensation in her spine 
  • The straight A student went on to lose all sensation in her legs, body and arms 
  • However, her doctors claim that her problem is completely psychological 
  • It comes after reports told of another teenage girl who was also left paralysed

Standing proudly as she clutched a microphone and belted out a tune, 12-year-old Mia Blesky dreamed of being a pop star.

However, just days after being videoed she found herself unable to move and just weeks later she was left paralysed from the neck down and in hospital. 

Mia's family claim she has suffered an alleged reaction to the controversial HPV vaccine.

However, doctors claim that her problem is psychological - and the only help they've offered the family is to section her. 

A harrowing video shows how her health deteriorated rapidly - as she shuffles before lying still in her adapted bed at home and croons softly, unable to move.

It comes after reports in December told of another teenage girl who was left in hospital after having the vaccine to protect her against cervical cancer.

Just weeks after having the jab, Ruby Shallom began to suffer from stomach spasms. Her muscles eventually became weaker, and two years after being given the jab she woke up with no feelings in her legs whatsoever.

Mia Blesky, 12, has been left paralysed from the neck down after being given the controversial HPV vaccine, her parents have alleged

Mia's mother, Gini, 37, of Reading, said that she is desperate for someone to tell her daughter that 'it's not all in her head'.

She added: 'She has gone from being someone who sings and acts and dances - a normal 12-year-old girl - and now she can only blink, speak and sing. 

'It's horrendous. Everyone thinks she's been in a horrific car accident. People stop and say, "Oh my God, what on earth happened?"

'When Mia was admitted to hospital, the doctors said it was a form of self-harm and she was doing it to herself.

'They discharged her after a few days. They gave her no treatment. We had to buy her a wheelchair. I had to carry her to the car. 

'It has been absolutely awful, but the doctors say it's psychological and down to bullying or sexuality issues, which is rubbish. The only thing they have offered to do is section her.' 

Mia was given the routine jab - which protects against the human papilloma virus, at her school in September.

The next day her legs felt heavy, she had a burning sensation in her spine and her feet were shaky.

Becoming worried, her mother immediately rushed her to A&E at the Royal Berkshire Hospital.

She has gone from being someone who sings and acts and dances - a normal 12-year-old girl - and now she can only blink, speak and sing.

Her mother, Gini Blesky, 37

The straight A student went on to lose all sensation in her legs, core body and arms.

Unable to do anything except blink and talk, she is now being home-schooled and having singing lessons from her bed.

Mia lives at the family home with her twin brother, three other siblings and step-father, haulage company director Lee Choulef, 39.

She's bedbound apart from when she is carried or placed in a fully-supported wheelchair and is currently undergoing physio.

In addition to the paralysis she is incontinent, cannot keep food down and suffers involuntary spasms.

The effects of the vaccine struck in just a matter of days after being videoed belting out one of her favourite songs

The talented youngster - whose idol is Adele - said: 'It's hard. I just want to be a normal girl.

'Singing makes me feel a bit more normal but it doesn't feel the same as it did before, when I was walking or standing. I run out of breath all the time.

'I would love to sing on the West End or have a career in music. That is my dream. I just want to find someone who can help me.'

The HPV vaccine, Gardasil, is routinely offered to 12-13 year-old girls as part of the NHS' cervical cancer programme.

Originally many were concerned over young girls being given the vaccine as they believed it may increase sexual promiscuity.

But it is known to protect against two common types of HPV, which are responsible for more than 70 per cent of the cases in the UK.

The disease is believed to currently kill 1,000 people yearly in the UK, but doctors estimate that around 400 lives are saved each year as a result of vaccinating girls before they become infected.

However, many women instead report that they have developed chronic fatigue syndrome after having it.

But health authorities around the world, including the World Health Organization, have recently extensively reviewed the vaccine and have concluded it is safe. 

The MHRA and Public Health England said the HPV jab is the most effective way to protect against cervical cancer, which kills 900 UK women each year.

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By Stephen Matthews / Health Editor For Mailonline

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Award-winning medical journalist. UK Health Editor @MailOnline. [email protected]

(Source: dailymail.co.uk; March 27, 2017; http://tinyurl.com/mzwm3xe)
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