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Summerland man battles Lyme disease for more than 12 years

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

Summerland, BC: Lance Tycholaz continues to cope with Lyme disease symptoms

A tick bite in the summer of 2009 changed life permanently for Lance Tycholaz.

At the time, Tycholaz was working for the B.C. Ministry of Tourism when he had a tick bite on his back, between his shoulder blades. He was alone at the time and needed to use two mirrors to locate and remove the tick.

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