Miss Delaware, Rebecca Jackson talks about her battle with Lyme disease
The recently crowned Miss Delaware and Lyme Research Alliance “Person of the Month” spoke of her battle with a debilitating case of Lyme disease in a Lyme Research Alliance (LRA) press release today.
Rebecca Jackson
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The 21-year-old University of Delaware student spoke of the severe bout of Lyme seven years ago that left her “a shell of myself”—unable to walk and read for months.
“Without a doubt, going through Lyme disease was the worst experience of my life,” says Jackson, who will be entering her senior year as a vocal performance major after she takes a year off for Miss Delaware (or, hopefully, Miss America) duties. “But it’s made me who I am today. I never take anything for granted—whether just being able to walk or being able to have a normal conversation with someone.”
See the Lyme Research Alliance press release for Rebecca’s moving story about her battle with Lyme
In a Facebook post comment on the LRA page, another contestant, Lindsay Hanna, Miss Mountain City from Maryland said:
“I am also a Miss America titleholder! I had no idea Miss Delaware was a sister Lyme Warrior! I love the opportunity the Miss America system provides to get the word out about this devastating illness.”
A few words on the Maine Lyme disease law, LD597, with MaineLyme.org President Constance Dickey
Lyme Research Alliance, formerly Time for Lyme, is a Connecticut-based, national nonprofit that funds cutting-edge research into Lyme and other tick-borne diseases. For more information, visit LymeResearchAlliance.org.
