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"We couldn't watch her becoming sicker every day" - Mother whose daughter has lyme disease

Today, Stuart in Wexford, told Andrea about his journey since contracting the disease. Laura, whose daughter suffers with Lyme Disease also joined Andrea on the show...

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13.19 14 Feb 2022


"We couldn't watch her becoming sicker every day" - Mother whose daughter has lyme disease


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13.19 14 Feb 2022


All last week on Lunchtime Live Andrea spoke about the scourge of Lyme Disease and the number of people in Ireland dealing with this tick-born illness. Andrea was also joined by Dr. Friedrich Douwes an expert on the disease, working at the St. George Hospital in Germany, to hear how the disease is being treated in Germany.

Today, Stuart in Wexford, told Andrea about his journey since contracting the disease. Laura, whose daughter suffers with Lyme Disease also joined Andrea on the show...

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