A mother’s anonymous account of the struggles she faced obtaining appropriate treatment for her son’s Lyme disease. Early symptoms in paediatric Lyme disease On 23rd May 2026, I found a red mark on my 5-year-old son’s lower back. On closer look I noticed it was the mouthparts of a tick. […]
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Amelia (aged 9) was staying with her grandparents over the summer holidays when they noticed that her face didn’t look right and became increasingly concerned. On Monday 21st July 2025 Amelia’s mum contacted her GP with a photo. He replied quickly saying he thought Amelia had developed Bell’s palsy and […]
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Ella’s parents explain how a quick diagnosis and early treatment effectively treated a case of Lyme disease with facial palsy. “We’d just come back from a lovely holiday in France. We arrived home on a Saturday, and that evening we noticed something odd about our daughter’s eye. It looked like she […]
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Calum Culbert aged 16 “living the lyme life” School pupil from Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. An outdoors enthusiast, an active Scout, hill walker, interested in all rural pursuits and very keen fisherman, being a member of the Scottish Sea Angling Team. Walked and camped regularly. Despite best preventative efforts picked […]
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