to myself what am i going to do. i had an opportunity as an outgoing colonel to make things better for airmen dealing with chronic illness. guess who took the stage, this gal. reporter: i could read people as a professional speaker and give voice as a patient add video account. i serve on the research panel for tick research. we don t understand what the scientific mechanism is why we stay sick. 20% that get lyme disease never fully recover. i am one of those people. i need to represent them with honor, dignity, respect they deserve. incredible. thanks for joining me. i am fredricka whitfield. cnn newsroom continues with jim acosta in just a moment. (jackie) i ve made progress with my mental health. so when i started having unintentional body movements