Dad-of-four faces Christmas in care home after suffering 44 seizures in two days

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Kyle Thompson is living in a care home an hour away from his young family in Kent, as they await suitable accommodation to become available following his seizures

A devoted dad is facing another Christmas away from his young family after a devastating illness left him suffering dozens of seizures and unable to walk.

Kyle Thompson, 34, was found unconscious in the back of his van by colleagues after suffering his first seizure in December last year. The delivery driver recovered without any lasting effects, with doctors believing stress may have been the cause, but the seizures soon became increasingly frequent, culminating in a staggering 44 episodes over just two days.

The father of four, from Margate, Kent, woke unable to speak or move following one particularly severe seizure, and now he is living in a care home around one hour away from his loved ones.

His wife, Hannah, said Kyle had always been active and devoted to his family. They now face a bleak Christmas as they believe the delivery driver, who remains wheelchair-dependent, is likely to have to spend Christmas at the facility in Folkestone, Kent.

Hannah said: "He was very active. He loved going to the gym. In the couple of years leading up to when he got ill, he'd lost six stone and really focused on his health and fitness. He was a very hands-on dad."

Hannah received a phone call from Kyle's boss at 7.15am on December 19 last year, telling her that her husband had suffered seizures and lost consciousness. She continued: "It sort of just all went from there really."

Doctors initially suspected stress was behind the episodes, which soon developed into clusters of between seven and nine seizures. It led to a spell in hospital, around Christmas last year. Between these episodes, Kyle had remained fully mobile. But on January 24, his condition took a devastating turn.

Hannah recalled: "He woke up out of one of those and he could just literally move his eyes and that was it. He couldn't talk, he couldn't move - nothing. It was terrifying."

After spending several months in hospital, Kyle was diagnosed with functional neurological disorder (FND) and psychogenic non-epileptic…

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