October 22, 2014
Panelists, from left, Steve Thomas, Eboni Cornish, Alessandra Luchini, Lance Liotta, Joseph Annibali, Tara Fox, Heather Applegate, Kate Sheridan, Joshua Smith, and Nancy Fox, present their experiences treating and living with Lyme disease on Tuesday, Oct. 21 at Fairfax High School during a public forum on Lyme disease.
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Kate Sheridan was a star athlete and an A-student up until the fifth grade when she suddenly developed flu-like symptoms and one day woke up with a rash on her face in the shape of a bullseye. Her parents took her to the doctor and she was diagnosed with Lyme disease. Soon, she was in a wheelchair and was transferred to a special needs class. “Losing control over your body and feeling yourself sliding backwards and there’s nothing you can do to stop it,” have been her experience since she was diagnosed.
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