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Monthly Archives: August 2023

Tick bites, rashes & treatments

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Most people are aware that Lyme disease, also known as Lyme borreliosis, is a severe infection caused by bacteria (spirochetes) that are transmitted to humans following a bite from blood-feeding insects and arachnids, particularly ticks. It is not the actual tick that causes this vector-borne disease;  Lyme disease is caused by Borrelia bacteria, which is spread by ticks.  Worried you've…

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It turned Laura’s life around: recovery from ME/CFS

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At the time of writing her recovery story, special needs teacher, wife and mother Laura Cook was soon to be returning to work after maternity leave after recovering from myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). She shared her experience to give comfort and hope to others.  Excerpt from Breakspear Medical Bulletin Issue 41: It turned her life around; Laura's ME/CFS recovery…

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“But you don’t look sick!” – living with a hidden illness

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Julia Girling tells us about her experience of the often overlooked issue of having a hidden illnesses. She came to Breakspear Medical for compassionate and knowledgeable treatment, received a new diagnosis and got her life back. Excerpt from Breakspear Medical Bulletin Issue 53: Years of being silent with ill health Friends, family and people I don’t even know have said…

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My life-changing diagnosis

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At the time this personal story was written, Georgie Windsor was a university student.  She has since graduated and works facilitating patient-led rare disease research. It is hard to imagine that from early childhood, she suffered from a variety of debilitating health problems, which left her bedbound before the age of 20. She shares her story of the lifechanging diagnosis…

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Getting my life back, after Lyme disease

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Suffering unexplained pain, Con Derham feared the worst because all the usual test results said he was fine. Finally, an appointment with Jean Monro revealed he had Lyme disease. In this blog, we re-share his enlightening story of recovering from Lyme disease. Excerpt from Breakspear Medical Bulletin Issue 35: Getting my life back As a young man, I was a…

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