Limerick woman paralysed by rare disease chronicles struggle in book

A Limerick woman who was awarded €7.5m after contracting a rare disease that has left her paralysed and in a wheelchair has written a book about her struggle.

In 2011, Patricia Ingle, who spent 1,069 days in hospital, after contracting chlamydia psittacosis in 2008, was awarded one of the highest sums handed down by the High Court.

Patricia had alleged that she had become sick after working in a pet store.