️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  A desperate mother has to watch in horror as her daughter becomes paralyzed every other day.<unk> A desperate mother has to watch in horror as her daughter becomes paralyzed every other day.<unk> Sarah Firth, 39, watches while her daughter is unable to move a single bone in her body for up to 19 hours at a time.<unk> Sarah Firth, 39, watches while her daughter is unable to move a single bone in her body for up to 19 hours at a time. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> Mrs Firth said: 'When it happens, it is absolutely horrendous. i<unk>i<unk>i<unk>i<unk>i<unk>i<unk>i<unk>i<unk>i<unk>i<unk>i<unk>i<unk>i<unk>i<unk>i<unk>i<unk>i<unk>i<unk>i<unk>i<unk>i<unk>i<unk>i<unk>i<unk> ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> 39-year-old Sarah Firth has to watch helplessly as her daughter, Mia Park, 12, becomes paralyzed every other day to a rare genetic condition.<unk> 39-year-old Sarah Firth has to watch helplessly as her daughter, Mia Park, 12, becomes paralyzed every other day to a rare genetic condition. Mia has hypokalaemic periodic paralysis which means she has periods where she can't move her body and has to be rushed to hospital (pictured) Mia, who is just 12, suffered her first petrifying episode of paralysis in January this year. Mia has hypokalaemic periodic paralysis which means she has periods where she can't move her body and has to be rushed to hospital (pictured). Ms Firth, a nurse, said: 'She had woken up in the night complaining she couldn't feel her arm. ąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąą <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> Initially I thought she was winding me up and trying to get the day off school because it was snowing.<unk> Initially I thought she was winding me up and trying to get the day off school because it was snowing. It was only when she couldn't sit up, or even move, that I realized she was telling the truth.<unk> It was only when she couldn't sit up, or even move, that I realized she was telling the truth. I knew she had not had a stroke as her face was not sloping but I knew something very serious was wrong. 'I knew she hadn't had a stroke as her face was not sloping but I knew something very serious was wrong. I used a needle to prick her fingers and toes and she didn't flinch a single inch.<unk> I used a needle to prick her fingers and toes and she didn't flinch a single inch.<unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> I could see she was desperately trying to move her arms and legs but couldn't.<unk> I could see she was desperately trying to move her arms and legs but couldn't. I immediately dialled the NHS helpline who sent for an ambulance.<unk> I immediately dialled the NHS helpline who sent for an ambulance.<unk> It was only as paramedics were carrying out an ECG and checking her blood pressure and airways that it struck me what was wrong. 'It was only as paramedics were carrying out an ECG and checking her blood pressure and airways that it struck me what was wrong. ąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąą
Mia Park, 12, has a genetic disorder called hypokalemic periodic paralysis.<unk> Mia Park, 12, has a genetic disorder called hypokalemic periodic paralysis. Causes muscle weakness and she becomes paralyzed every other day.<unk> Causes muscle weakness and she becomes paralyzed every other day.<unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk>