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CTV News: Woman living with Lyme disease shares diagnosis, treatment challenges

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Campers stand at the edge of the water at sunset watching the stars come out, with the CanLyme logo floating in the foreground.

CTV London
Published Friday, July 17, 2015

A Huron County woman has had her life turned upside down by Lyme disease and wants others to be aware of the consequences.

Cases of the tick-borne illness are on the rise in Canada, but most people still have to go the U.S. for diagnosis and treatment.

It took two years, but Michelle Lacharite is finally starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel in her battle with Lyme disease.

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