Over A Dozen Teens At Le Roy Jr./Sr. High School Afflicted With Mystery Illness That Gives Them Twitches, Spasms And Stuttering « CBS New York

Over A Dozen Teens At Le Roy Jr./Sr. High School Afflicted With Mystery Illness That Gives Them Twitches, Spasms And Stuttering « CBS New York: LE ROY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — More than a dozen teens at a high school in upstate New York are suffering from a mystery illness that is leaving them susceptible to twitches and spasms.

Thera Sanchez started showing symptoms when she woke up from a nap.

“It’s very heartbreaking to me to be honest, knowing that right now I can’t do what I love,” she said.

Chelsey Dumars was stricken suddenly while in school.

“I couldn’t stop stuttering,” she said. “And then throughout the day, I got worse, and I started twitching and everything.”

The debilitating condition has completely changed the lives of many young people in the Genesee County town, reports CBS 2′s Maurice Dubois. Once vital, active teens have been left exhausted and in pain.

“I hate when it happens because my body is sore. Sometimes it gets me to the point where I want to cry from twitching so much,” Dumars said.

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