When 21-year-old Lucas Martin came home complaining of a headache and feeling run-down, nobody in his family panicked. It sounded like the typical illness every new student experiences sooner or later—freshers’ flu. He had just finished his studies at the University of Liverpool, excited about job opportunities, travel plans, and everything he believed awaited him. So when he shrugged and said he “just needed rest,” the Martins took him at his word. There was no reason to suspect anything serious. But what began as ordinary symptoms quietly escalated into something far more dangerous—something that would change the course of their...
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