Nearly 500,000 people are diagnosed with Lyme disease each year in the U.S. For about 75% of them, the first sign will be a skin lesion that appears one to four weeks after being bitten by an infected deer tick.
Brooklyn student credits late Pope Francis with changing the course of her debilitating illness
Julia Bruzzese, who was spiritually bereft and struggling with illness at age 12, credits her meeting with Pope Francis in 2015 for giving her new purpose.
