What do George W Bush, Ben Stiller and Kelly Osbourne have in common? They have all been affected by Lyme disease – a potentially devastating bacterial infection that is increasingly common, yet which is often missed. The trouble is that symptoms are vague and varied. You catch it by being bitten by an infected tick when walking in a forest or grassy area in spring and summer. These blood-sucking creatures which attach to your skin are tiny, however – some just the size of a poppy seed – so often go unnoticed.
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I text David to tell him I’m so nervous about moving and marrying him that I wake at 4am every day, stomach churning. Even the dogs are still snoring. I’ve never been vulnerable like this with him before. I have always put on a brave face, leaving him to read about my insecurities later. But he surprises me by being incredibly supportive.