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TOUCHED BY LYME: Max Fierek fights to ride–and spread Lyme awareness
When you see videos of 21-year-old Max Fierek on a mountain bike, you’ll probably have no inkling of what he’s been doing for the last decade or so. Riding bikes as much as he can, of course. But there’s a lot more to his story.
Growing up in Minnesota, Max was always an active child. So, when at age 9 he started complaining about how much his shins hurt, many people assumed it was a sports-related injury. Except for his father, who had suffered for many years with persistent Lyme disease.