‘One of the scariest things I have ever been through’: Rare tick-borne disease on the rise in Ontario: Artist Alice Hinther’s high-energy life came to a screeching halt on July 6 when she suddenly began to feel sick with flu-like symptoms. When the fever, aches, sore throat, nausea and exhaustion continued, she dragged herself to Smiths Falls, near her cottage, for a COVID-19 test.

That test came back negative, but Hinther’s condition worsened.

She eventually ended up in isolation at the Kingston Health Sciences Centre, hooked up to oxygen and barely aware of her surroundings, while doctors tried to figure out what was making her so sick.

‘One of the scariest things I have ever been through’: Rare tick-borne disease on the rise in Ontario: Artist Alice Hinther’s high-energy life came to a screeching halt on July 6 when she suddenly began to feel sick with flu-like symptoms. When the fever, aches, sore throat, nausea and exhaustion continued, she dragged herself to Smiths Falls, near her cottage, for a COVID-19 test.That test came back negative, but Hinther’s condition worsened.She eventually ended up in isolation at the Kingston Health Sciences Centre, hooked up to oxygen and barely aware of her surroundings, while doctors tried to figure out what was making her so sick.Read More