As my daughter got sicker and sicker, our quest for answers dragged on. How did we all miss the bacteria taking over her body?

health • 9/28/2025

I write about nature, but when Milly got sick with a mystery illness, it never occurred to me that a long-forgotten tick bite could be the cause

There are many reasons to feel guilty. I’m a nature writer who preaches about the importance of wild childhoods, and my daughter has been made chronically ill by one trip to the countryside. I’m a journalist whose job it is to interrogate information... [22723 chars]