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Asia. and throughout f remember gettinga bulls-eye rash. much of North America for three A, the tell-tale sign of an inkcted tick decades. .. , bite. but the growing pain and ”A lot of people don't know how : fatigue she felt in the weeks foI- dangerous this is or how it can lowing her cottage vacation had affect your life and take you down ‘ her worried enough to seek med» fast."Woodhall says. _ .‘ ical advice. That's the reason behind Water- ’ -, . Her doctor diagnosed loo Region Lyme Disease. the local’ 4 - ' fibromyalgia. a controversial con- group established by Woodhall ., . dition with symptoms that are that invites others suffering symp~ hard to pinpoint and difficult to toms of Lyme to meet for informa- _ . , treat. tion and support. ' . $3“ -. Woodhall began to seek ways to Common first-stage symptoms the “1 alleviate her symptoms using diet of the disease include fatigue, â€" ft 5;- N ' and exercise. Then she began tak- fever and chills followed by mus- ‘ ‘i. 1635, _, mg the drug Lyrica. and started to cle and joint pain. and swollen ., ""_> “I? ' ‘Y ~ feel Well enough to acceptateachâ€" lymph nodes. ' », ..- . - _‘ a” ' ingjoh. lfleft untreated, Lyme disease ‘ ' j" _;;"_ if? "q But within two years. her health can progress to skin rashes. cen- ‘- ~ _ deteriorated rapidly. tral nervous system disorders. ‘ ». “The pain was incredible. my extreme fatigue, arthritis sympâ€" Q“ g fatigue was unbelievable,“ she toms and heart palpitations. . , 1;- 4. E13!“ recalls. "i forgot how In its third stage, the disease . . ff g» a, 5 to spell and I couldn't I .. can last for years with recur- ‘ 3! ' read the kids' ring arthritis and neu- Naif -' names." rological problems. ' She began Although fatalities A bulls-eye rash is the common indicator of someone who has been bitten by a deer tick and might have con- e xp e r i e n c in g , with Lyme tracted Lyme Disease. mm”) mm heart palpita- ' ._ .' dis- tions and fainting ' ' ease are who have died of other illnesses Woodhall still thinks more has (between uptown Waterloo and regularly throughâ€" .- like ALS, Parkinsons and even to be done and is using her experi- Grand River Hospital) on the sec- out the day. â€" ra re, the Alzheimers ence through a lanear battle with 0nd Tuesday of the month begin» Soon after n timbers lust this year, Lyme disease ' the disease to educate others ning at 7:30 pm. quitting her job. a r e became a nationally reportable ,. , . Everyone is welcome. including she lost the increasing. disease in Canada. meaning all Peoples hues are Lyme sufferers and their care- ability to T o d a y medical professionals must report ‘ ' givers. speak. { / . Lyme dis- cases of the disease to the Public deClmated by ”ills “People's lives are decimated by “I was ease is Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) and I want 1081128 this and 1 want to give them getting all f the most via their provincial public health them hope_" hope." Woodhall said. . my affairs feared para- system. PHAC posts information She believes Lyme disease in order , _ ., s i tic -borne on reportable. or notifiable, dis- -We“de°°dhlu could become a complex medical because i v' " ', " l. _ _ disease in the cases on its website and surveys LVdeinSPSthPO’fBVUHPfDMWV issue that affects every Canadian. was going "' _ U.S., particularly in the provinces and territories to Expecting maybe a dozen peoâ€" “If people knew how dangerous to die." ~ = the northeastern states assess the number of cases and ple at the support group's first Lyme disease was there would be Then her father saw â€"â€" a popular destination for distribution of Lyme disease in meeting last month, Woodhall was more action to study and prevent a newspaper article about Lyme ' many southern Ontario resi- Canada. amazed when 24 people showed it,“ she said. disease and knew the symptoms I dents. The Canadian institutes of up. “It's like a wasp carrying cancer. matched his daughter's. Woodhall says US studies Health Research (ClHR) is cur- Waterloo Region Lyme Disease lfyou could get cancer from a bite' A return trip to the doctor and have found the same bacteria that rently funding a health research meets at the Church of the Holy don’t you think more would be a battery of tests confirmed causes Lyme disease in people project on Lyme disease. Saviour, 33 Allen Street, Waterloo done to stop it?” i ‘) f . we . ,. "i”"i‘l'CDW/D / -- \ I-».,1t\.tl i111” 6 ,-.. J I A c y. A . L1 a l r r . . ‘ r l e r . , ‘l 7- ~ ff] f . ‘ HFER’S . f! ‘ i 4 x .- m» i s ’ ’ 3174 "2 ‘1"~’-"‘ ‘l E; 1"-‘ 1‘ 7° ' , l ' "7 lli"1i,ll"i’ \lt‘tt|l" .< .;‘:',',","’,