Maria Palen, 31, said she is learning to walk again after the rare condition left her unable to move her legs — prompting her to “lose” a year of her life. “The most progress that we’ve seen is within ...

A popular fitness influencer was left paralyzed after a tick bite left her “trapped in unbearable pain.” Maria Palen, 31, said she is learning to walk again after the rare condition left her unable to ...

Maria Palen suffered from Babesia, tiny organisms that entered her blood and attacked her red blood cells after a tick bite “It had completely shattered my immune system,” she said in an Instagram ...

Maria Palen tells PEOPLE she "did all the right things" and treated her body "so well" before her illness Kennedy News & Media A fitness influencer form California is relearning to walk after a rare ...