Lucy Jean : 18 : Sick for 7 Years (Story Shared 2012)
Borrelia (Lyme) Infection Acquired : Sth Queensland
International Travel History : Left Australia for the first time in 2012
Lucy : 18
Sick For: Since the Age of 11 What I want: Lyme to be recognised in Australia so that no one else has to lose years of their life to the ignorance surrounding Lyme disease. My Dreams: To be able to walk without pain. To go to a concert with my boyfriend, and have him hold my hand just 'because', Not 'because' I am in agony, or seizing, or throwing up... |
The Fraser Coast Chronicle 2012 article on Lucy and her journey:
"LUCY McGrail should be out having the time of her life like any other 18-year-old. But weighing less than 40kg, the Cooroy teenager has little energy to move much further than from her bed to a wheelchair. She was diagnosed with arthritis seven years ago, but her condition has worsened in recent months, prompting her family to seek a second opinion. Lucy's father, Gary, said the family believed her condition to be Lyme disease. "She was misdiagnosed .... |
To continue reading the article go to The Fraser Coast Chronicle on-line article: http://www.frasercoastchronicle.com.au/news/doctors-reluctant-over-lucys-rare-illness-lucys-li/1599489/