(Australia) Bid for Lyme disease recognition begins to bear fruit
"Ms Loricchiella said she was left unable to walk or swallow and was in and out of hospital for six months while specialists worked their way through a list of diseases and treatments, including spinal cord surgery, trying to pinpoint a diagnosis.
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''They didn't know what was wrong, some thought I had chronic fatigue syndrome, some thought I had multiple sclerosis and others told me it was all in my head,'' Ms Loricchiella recalls."
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