Initially, doctors believed it was an autoimmune disease, until they discovered babesies – small organisms that enter the bloodstream through the bite of a tick. Once in the human body, these beings reach red blood cells and are able to completely destroy the immune system.
Palen described the sensation as “being stuck in an unbearable pain.” “It was as bad that something as simple as blocking my phone or turning the wheel of my car has become a moment of agony,” said the influencer.
Graduated in chemical engineering and adept at a healthy lifestyle, with a vegetarian diet, Palen saw her health deteriorate quickly. After severe pain, Maria began to feel so weak that she couldn’t stand up.
Upon being taken to the hospital again, he began to feel tingling in the lower limbs. “As soon as the painkillers had an effect on the hospital, my legs started to numb. First left, then the right until I reached my belly button.”
Diagnosed with transverse myelitis, inflammation in the spinal cord associated with Lyme’s disease, the influencer found that she had little chance of walking again. “33% of total recovery chance, 33% chance of partial recovery or 33% chance of any recovery,” he said.
