Amélie was unaware for a long time that her suffering was due to a disease transmitted by a tick. A few months after learning the cause of her ordeal, she committed suicide, exhausted by years of struggle.
It’s a small, round, dark mite a few millimeters in size that turned the lives of Amélie, her parents, Alain and Joanne, and her brother Mathieu upside down. This young Canadian with an angelic face was unaware for a long time that she suffered from Lyme disease transmitted via a tick bite infected with bacteria. In its early stages, this asymptomatic disease only causes a red patch on the bitten area. But in the absence of diagnosis, and especially treatment, it can cause joint, skin and even neurological disorders.
This is what Amélie experienced. For years, the young woman ignored the source of her severe anxiety disorder. It was not until June 2022 that American doctors finally discovered the cause of his problems, after a long medical wandering in Quebec. But he was already too late. “Over time and despite recent treatments, the disease evolved beyond the many physical symptoms and had a severe impact on the brain. Over the years, Lyme disease has transformed our daughter,” explained her father. , Alain Champagne, on LinkedIn.
Positive, the young woman nevertheless fought to the end
Positive, the young woman nevertheless fought to the end: despite her intense psychological suffering, she managed to integrate the university, worked in an establishment for handicapped children and began to do voluntary work in a shelter for without. -shelters. But her courage and the support of her family were not enough, and the disease ended up winning: on September 11, at age 22, the Quebecer chose to end her life. A tragic news announced by his father.
“A long road awaits us. We hope that Amélie is now able to guide us”, explains her father, Canadian CEO who has decided to continue the fight so that Lyme disease is finally better diagnosed, better treated and, above all, , that the psychological suffering of the sick be taken more into account.
“The psychological distress of our daughter has not benefited from any support”
“Our daughter’s psychological distress received no support and, even worse, Amélie was rejected from the system”, laments this grieving father in an interview broadcast on the show. VAT News.The fight he is now waging is all the more essential as this disease knows no borders. In France too, it is rampant. According to Public Health France, a third of the French population has already been bitten by a tick.
And if the incidence of this disease remains limited (91 cases per 100,000 inhabitants), fortunately not all ticks transmit this pathology, it nevertheless arouses the concern of specialists, who call for vigilance. The Ministry of Health recommends covering your legs and arms when walking in nature. Then to carefully inspect his body on his return, in order to detect as quickly as possible the presence of these parasites with a strong power of nuisance.
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Amelie Champagne
For years, the young woman ignored the source of her serious anxiety disorder, and was only diagnosed after a long medical wandering. But he was already too late.
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Amelie Champagne
Positive, the young woman nevertheless fought to the end: despite her intense psychological suffering, she managed to integrate the university, worked in an establishment for handicapped children and volunteered in a shelter for the homeless. .
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Amelie Champagne
“Our daughter’s psychological distress received no support and, even worse, Amélie was rejected from the system,” laments this grieving father.
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Amelie Champagne
After his daughter’s disappearance, Alain decided to continue the fight so that Lyme disease would finally be better diagnosed and treated.