TOUCHED BY LYME: “Like the devil was inside me,” says comedian of Lyme disease
Back when she was in college, actor and comedian Tori Piskin started having blurry vision and debilitating fatigue.
She says it felt like she was living in the movie The Exorcist. “Like the devil was inside of me—something was off.”
Eventually, she was diagnosed and treated for Lyme disease, but many symptoms lingered.
“Fatigue is the biggest symptom I still deal with…It literally feels like rocks are on you.”
Piskin talks about her Lyme disease experience in a video series called “Diagnosis Diaries.” The YouTube series is sponsored by Bustle, an online women’s magazine.
Watch Piskin’s diary entry here:
TOUCHED BY LYME is written by Dorothy Kupcha Leland, LymeDisease.org’s Vice-president and Director of Communications. She is co-author of When Your Child Has Lyme Disease: A Parent’s Survival Guide. Contact her at dleland@lymedisease.org.
Dorothy Leland
Dorothy Leland is a longtime advocate and researcher focused on Lyme disease education, policy awareness, and patient support. She has contributed to numerous publications and works closely with medical professionals and organizations to improve understanding and treatment of tick-borne diseases.
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