When Pride Becomes a Matter of Life and Death: The Shocking Truth Behind Embarrassment
The exoneration felt strange. Grief is simpler when someone is guilty. Blame helps order the chaos of grief.
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Epilogue
My illness occurred twelve years ago. I received four days of IV antibiotics and was prescribed four weeks of oral antibiotics. I recovered quickly and have not had any Lyme disease symptoms since.
I got the tick bite while expanding my backyard—building a fence to protect my children from the very thing that nearly killed me. The irony wasn’t lost on me then, and it still stings now: you cannot fence out randomness. You can only teach your children that when it finds them, it isn’t their fault. My children know this.
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