Tick Boot Camp

Childhood Stolen at Birth - an interview with Zara Toohey

A young woman from Australia who believe she contracted Lyme Disease in vitro.

7 years ago

Tick Boot Camp’s guest today is a young woman from Australia who believe she contracted Lyme Disease in vitro. Since birth Zara Toohey has managed Lyme Disease symptoms until the chronic disease finally stole her childhood and forced her to give up dancing, spending time with friends and attending school. To show others suffering from chronic diseases they are not alone, Zara Toohey started an Instagram entitled Lyme Life (@Lyme__Life). If you would like to learn more about the inspirational young woman who lives by the mantra “for every fall there is a rise,” then tune in now!

Tick Boot Camp is a Lyme disease and tick-borne illness podcast featuring interviews with leading doctors, researchers, scientists, patients, advocates, and experts. Explore Lyme disease symptoms, testing, diagnosis, treatment, recovery, chronic Lyme disease, coinfections, PANS/PANDAS, MCAS, neurological symptoms, emerging research, and the latest advances in tick-borne disease care. Through expert education and powerful patient stories, Tick Boot Camp provides hope, validation, practical information, and a community for people navigating Lyme disease and complex chronic illness.