![]() ![]() ![]() And that fear in their eyes, which was so complicated, so haunting and so vivid: What’s happening to me? Will it ever stop? When will I be myself again? And, perhaps, What if no one believes me? All these fresh-faced young women begging for answers to the baffling affliction that seemed to be spreading through their school like a plague. Channel 4 even aired a documentary about the case: The Town That Caught Tourette’s. And for a few months in early 2012, they were everywhere: the morning shows, CNN, every major newspaper and magazine. She was one of eighteen female teens in the small town of Le Roy, New York who were afflicted with similar vocals tics and twitches. “Everyone was always so happy to be around me.” A pause, her eyes troubled. And then you see something’s wrong, her words halting, her head jerking. She’s talking about all the things she used to do: art class, cheerleading. The girl on the TV screen is smiling, nervously. ![]()
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