Interview

Diagnosed on the 28th of December 2015. Andrew MacMinn suffers from chronic Lyme disease. From that time until now, his symptoms have improved immensely, allowing him to go from not being able to walk, to him being relatively back to “normal”.

During times of sadness and hope he has had his family fighting alongside him. He has three daughters: (youngest to oldest) Cortney- 8 years old plays hockey, Kaitlin-10 years old does karate and horse back riding lessons, and Brianna (myself)- 13 years old, plays hockey and babysits. Also, his wife Krista Foreman-veterinarian, owner of a small business and charier of CARMA cats. As you can see his life is constantly on the go. But with the community and family they are able to balance it all.

Andrew has always been a man of work. When he’s not at work he is working around the house: cleaning, fixing it up, building, etc. Even when he was sick he is out painting roads all summer. Then in the winter he plows the Fredericton Exhibition Grounds.

His journey was not easy, from all the doctor visits in Fredericton then to Bangor, and even Boston. But he has and will continue to push through it, Continue reading the interview to learn about the symptoms he experienced and the obstacles he has countered.