Teens with Lyme

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My names Alysha I was diagnosed with Lyme in June of 2010, I am only 15 years

old. I love to read and write, so my mom gave me this idea to write a book on

Lyme. So I decided to take it one step further, how about it is Lyme from a

teenagers point of view. The book would be split into 2 parts, the first its

going to be all about Lyme and the second part are about the different teenagers

that have been affected by Lyme. If there are any of you out there who have

stories about teenagers with Lyme, I would greatly appreciate it if you would

send it to me because this book shows Lyme not from an adults point of view but

of a teenagers, and our struggle with Lyme. Being diagnosed with Lyme as a

teenager is a very hard thing to go through. You miss out on so much of your

teenage years before you have to go out into the real world. Unable to go out

with friends because your stuck in bed, not being able to go to school dances or

functions, missing school for days on end, and unable to be a teenager and start

discovering who you are. I hope that with this book that I can educate people

that its not just adults who get Lyme but teenagers as well, and we go through

it differently than adults do. So please if you don't mind your story being

published and shared if it is published(there is a chance it might not though),

please send me your story at alyshataliana@.... Thank you.

P.S I would also like to extend this invitation to any children or tweens with

Lyme as with further thought I would like to include a section about kids with

Lyme.