Fitness Influencer Left Paralyzed From Tick Bite: 'My Body Completely Gave up on Me'

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24/06/2025 21:30

Maria Palen was in so much pain from her illness "that something as simple as locking my phone or turning my car's wheel became moments of agony"

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