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# A Family’s Warning After a Sudden, Devastating Tick-Borne Illness
A low-grade fever. Fatigue. Aching joints. Nothing that seemed urgent or alarming. The kind of symptoms most people would dismiss, especially during a busy week or after spending time outdoors.
No one in the family imagined that within days, their lives would be permanently altered by a tiny, nearly invisible bite.
This is their warning.
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## “We Thought It Was Just a Bug”
The family had spent a warm weekend outside—gardening, hiking, enjoying the kind of ordinary moments that don’t feel memorable until everything changes. No one noticed a tick. No one recalled a bite. There was no dramatic rash, no immediate red flag.
When the symptoms appeared, they felt familiar.
Tiredness.
Headaches.
Muscle pain.
“Everyone gets sick sometimes,” they told themselves.
