Oklahoma: Lyme Disease, It Was Ruining Her Life

Livestock program fills void for Yukon student
Lyme disease cut Kaylen Baker’s athletic aims short, but the Yukon High School senior is thriving at the Oklahoma Youth Expo
The bite of an infected tick cut short Kaylen Baker’s basketball prospects, but the Yukon High School senior is enjoying newfound glory as a competitor showing livestock. The two-time president of the district’s FFA program came into the Oklahoma Youth Expo at State Fair Park fresh off a first-place win at the organization’s national convention, and already she’s got her eyes set on a new prize — a chance to enter Monday night’s Sale of Champions. But just five years ago, raising, grooming and showing pigs was the last thing on the young woman’s mind. A self-proclaimed city-girl by nature, Baker was a cheerleader and a starter on the middle school’s undefeated basketball team when she collapsed in pain midway through a game. Read more.

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