Former Baylor athlete opens up about battle with Lyme disease

Photo courtesy of Baylor AthleticsBy Alexandra Laurence | Broadcast Reporter

“So they told me that in order to keep myself healthy for the rest of my life and to keep my heart healthy that I needed to step away from any strenuous activities and playing collegiate volleyball is very strenuous, so May of 2021 is when I decided that I needed to step away,” former Baylor volleyball outside hitter, Campbell Bowden said.

It was a tough decision in May of 2021, but Mayo Clinic Doctors were thinking long term. Bowden had contracted Lyme disease, probably on a Baylor Team retreat, she supposes.

“I actually got baptized in this swamp water and I had to go through a tall grass area to get to it,” Bowden…