Chantelle Lewis, 31, from Falmouth, Cornwall (left), caught Lyme disease while working on a superyacht in the Caribbean. She began suffering symptoms from intense night sweats, muscle and joint pain, rashes, headaches, vomiting and became so weak she could barely shower or hold cutlery, and had to give up her job and return to the UK. Eventually, she was diagnosed with Lyme disease, a bacterial infection, after sending her blood to a laboratory in the US. She has now spent more than £25,000 after moving to California for specialist treatment (right). On her 31st birthday, she received a touching video her friends from drama school created a video of friends miming to Billy Ocean's 'When the Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going' to support her (centre, top and bottom). She told MailOnline the video was a huge support. She said: 'I cried the happiest tears. I was so shocked. To know I had people that had grouped together for me, that says more, money can't buy that support. It put a huge smile on my
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