F inding Resilience: A Teen’s Journey Through Lyme Disease is a candid and moving account of Rachel Leland’s journey through Lyme disease from the perspectives of Rachel and her mother, Dorothy. [Note: Dorothy Leland is President of LymeDisease.org.]
Rachel’s Lyme disease symptoms began after a soccer injury when she was 13. She rapidly went from being a healthy teenager to having multiple symptoms including severe pain, requiring her to use a wheelchair to get around.
From the onset, this book describes the uncertainties, complexities and confusion that many people with Lyme disease experience. Rachel’s symptoms were life-altering, yet there were people around her that thought she was making them up. Others thought Rachel and Dorothy were trying to “get away with” something, when all they really wanted was for Rachel to get better…………Join or login below to continue reading.
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