"Years earlier, she had been treated for Lyme disease. When she reached the eighth grade, she struggled to finish a mile run. Somewhere along the way, her left jugular vein had became blocked."

"Years earlier, she had been treated for Lyme disease. When she reached the eighth grade, she struggled to finish a mile run. Somewhere along the way, her left jugular vein had became blocked."

"Vigue, 18, of Chester, has recovered from a medical procedure to fix her vein, and has decided to take a year off before studying animation. She flew into the Brazilian Amazon this past weekend to join her teammates at the National Outdoor Leadership School for a three-month expedition."

"I had Lyme disease, and that really didn't affect me much at first."


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