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Summerland man battles Lyme disease for more than 12 years

ByCanLyme Team

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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