"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."
http://www.courant.com/community/chester/hc-amazon-trip-0827-20130908,0,4970330.story