Hi, just popped into my favourite bike forum to post about Tick Bite Prevention Week (yes I know, it’s the only thing I ever post here about:-)) and find you’ve beaten me to it!
A timely (some would say very useful) piece of news – Davina McCall has been to hospital in the US to have ticks removed and is on antibiotics. On twitter there were lots of stupid people telling her she should have burnt them, smothered them, etc, etc. I’m currently running the @tickbiteprevwk account as well as my own and spent most of last night putting people right!
Even if you think it doesn’t apply to you (it does), please visit the tbpw website, read people’s stories, get more informed, tell your kids, buy them the Jack, Scruffy & The Ticks book, order a few more packs of tick removers (I have one in each rucksack!), give the charity some support. They work tirelessly to inform people so you don’t have to suffer like they (we) have and do.
Many thanks
Jan