A mum suffering the effects of a tick-borne disease is offering herself as a research subject in the hope of finding relief.

When I think of ticks, I think of Lyme disease or Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. Neither one of those is something you’d want to catch.

You have heard of Lyme disease or Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever which are both caused by ticks but a local family got a hard lesson on a different tick related illness.

After contracting an unfortunate case of Lyme disease, popular actress and indie icon Parker Posey has been forced to withdraw from her commitment as the lead of the Off Broadway play, This .