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'A Tick Bite While Visiting Pandas In China Ruined My Life'
Tuesday 3 July 2018
From UK newspaper the Lancashire Post:
 Sophie Ward visiting the pandas in Beijing at the age of 14 |
'A tick bite while visiting pandas in China ruined my life'
Sophie Ward was a champion swimmer on the cusp of following her Olympic dream - but her life took a massive downward plunge when she became plagued with a multitude of health issues that baffled doctors.
She tells AASMA DAY her story and how she was finally diagnosed with Lyme Disease caused by a tick bite while visiting the pandas in China.
Visiting the pandas in China was a once-in-a-lifetime experience and a 14-year-old Sophie Ward enjoyed stroking the giant creature and watching it happily chew on bamboo.
Little did Sophie realise what a deep and lasting impact that trip would have on her life as she now believes that’s when she suffered a tick bite which led to deadly Lyme disease which went undiagnosed for nine years.
Sophie, now 24, who lives in Garstang, was a champion swimmer destined for the Olympics – until her world was turned upside down by a tick bite.
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