It’s scary to think that a tiny insect can be a life
changer, but that’s exactly what’s happened because of Lyme disease that is
transmitted by a single bite from infected deer ticks. I have a good friend that was diagnosed with
Lyme disease a few years ago and also my one brother. Most day’s they do not show signs of
suffering, but on other day’s they can feel run down and extremely fatigued
because of the Lyme disease.
The main purpose of this post is to help make my runners
aware of the seriousness of Lyme disease.
Last week we were running hills in Tyler Park like any other Thursday,
but this time I had us running on some trails.
When we had finished and home, I noticed Jackie posted on Facebook that
she had found a tick on herself. Her
finding it early is a huge preventive against Lyme disease. Another way would be to spray yourself down
with OFF or some other type of insect repellent. If you forget to douse yourself in bug repellent
be proactive about having someone check you for ticks when you get done your
run or at the very least when you get home.
I will try and remember to place a can of OFF into my car for anyone
that wants to spray themselves down before a run.
I would like to thank Jackie for mentioning to everyone that
she found a tick and Mary for sharing the following article and also for asking
me to mention the severity of Lyme disease to all my runners.
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