article_snippet.sent: Gemma Flanagan, 31, from Liverpool, was left paralysed after suddenly being hit by Guillain Barre Syndrome, a rare condition which attacks the nervous system.
article_snippet.sent: But the aspiring model, 31, isn't letting that hold Guillain Barre Syndrome back as Guillain Barre Syndrome makes her catwalk debut today .
article_snippet.sent: Air hostess Gemma Flanagan, pictured strengthening Air hostess Gemma Flanagan legs, left, and in a wheelchair, right, was left paralysed after being hit by Guillain Barre Syndrome .
article_snippet.sent: But for seven months Air hostess Gemma Flanagan family watched on as Air hostess Gemma Flanagan was left frozen in Air hostess Gemma Flanagan own body, unable to move, speak or even swallow as the illness - which affects only one in 50,000 people in the UK - took hold.
article_snippet.sent: Air hostess Gemma Flanagan assumed partying during a stop over was the cause of Air hostess Gemma Flanagan pain - but Air hostess Gemma Flanagan had Guillain Barre Syndrome .
highlights_snippet.sent: Gemma Flanagan, 31, from Liverpool, was hit by Guillain Barre Syndrome .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Guillain Barre Syndrome was working for BA when rare illness left Guillain Barre Syndrome paralysed .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: But today the aspiring model makes catwalk debut in Guillain Barre Syndrome wheelchair .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Guillain Barre Syndrome is taking part in a Models of Diversity show at London's Olympia .