Fondatorul reputatei companii Phones4U a recunoscut că aproape întreaga lui familie se luptă cu boala Lyme, o afecţiune ce poate fi letală, cauzată de o bacterie transmisă omului prin muşcătura de căpuşă. Simptomele pot fi uneori uşor de confundate, fiind vorba de oboseală, dureri musculare sau dureri de cap.
A aflat prima dată despre Rufus, fiul său în vârstă de 20 de ani. După nouă ani de suferinţă neînţeleasă, băiatul a fost diagnosticat corect cu Lyme de-abia în luna februarie a acestui an. Rând pe rând apoi, miliardarul, apoi Kate McFarlane, fosta lui soţie, şi apoi două fiice ale sale, Rebekah, în vârstă de 35 de ani, şi Rhiannon, în vârstă de 27 de ani, au fost diagnosticaţi cu această afecţiune după testele efectuate de medici.
„Este devastator, nu ştiu cum de i s-a întâmplat asta familiei mele. Am aflat că fiul meu are Lyme după nouă ani de suferinţă. Nu a fost niciun simptom clar al acestei boli. Poate simula perfect alte afecţiuni”, spune Caudwell.
Miliardarul se teme acum că boala este congenitală sau că se poate transmite de la persoană la persoană şi se teme că nu doar familia sa suferă în Marea Britanie de această afecţiune.
În afară de cei trei copii infectaţi, omul de afaceri mai are doi urmaşi din alte relaţii, o fată în vârstă de 13 ani, Scarlett, şi un băiat în vârstă de 11 ani, Jacobi.
Antreprenorul intenţionează să doneze jumătate din averea sa totală unor cauze umanitare atunci când moare şi îşi dedică un sfert din timp acţiunilor caritabile.
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