Last updated at 2:44 AM on 21st January 2012
It was a dream trip to learn more about his life's passion in paradise.
But a holidaymaker, who travelled to Hawaii to learn about organic farming, found himself in hell, after catching a flesh-numbing parasite.
22-year-old Eric Reinert was confined to a wheel chair when his nervous system was attacked by a crippling disease-rat lungworm.
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Crippling disease: 22-year-old Eric Reinert has been confined to a wheel chair since his nervous system was attacked by paralysing disease rat lungworm
The rare microscopic organism lives in rats and can be caught by eating fruit and vegetables that have not been thoroughly washed.
Now the former state wrestler is having to learn to walk again, CBS News reported.
'Every movement was just dreaded – horrible, awful, terrible,' said Reinert.
The young man left Watertown, Minnesota last November to travel to Hawaii to indulge his passion for organic farming.
But the agricultural enthusiast, who hopes to open his own farm in the future, soon developed stomach cramps and muscle weakness.
As his nervous system was attacked every vibration caused horrific pain.
Agonising pain: The agricultural enthusiast developed stomach cramps and muscle weakness as his nervous system was attacked
After days when any movement was agony he was hospitalised.
'Just staying as still as I could on my back was the only way I could be at peace for a little bit,' said Reinert.
Doctors diagnosed him with rat lungworm.
After a month in hospital he was allowed home and is now making small steps to get back to health.Doctors say he will make a full recovery.
'A lot of people in Hawaii don't know this exists, I didn't know it existed. I wasn't told about it because I'm sure the people I lived with didn't know it exists,' Reinert told CBS.
'Honestly … this left side of my face is still numb,' said Reinert.
'Every day it gets a little better. It's kind of a roller coaster with the pain but overall, that's what I tell everybody. Overall, I'm getting better every day,' he said.
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Source : dailymail
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