I had a lot of “typical” high school memories, from Friday night football games to stress about the SAT. One memory that particularly stands out is prom and partaking in the national craze that is...

With tears running down my face, I felt for the first time every wound and every scar I had been numb to for so long. It all hit me — I was not OK.

Roughly 20 years ago, my mom contracted Lyme disease which is passed through the bite of a Lyme bacteria-infected tick. The facial paralysis and debilitating fatigue she experienced resulted in her...