Lyme Blog Posts
PODCAST: Two advocates share the truth behind their long road to healing
By Fred Diamond For people living with Lyme disease, the journey is often laden with enduring years of uncertainty, loss, and isolation often while appearing…
The often overlooked link between oral health and Lyme disease
By Terri McCormick Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses are often discussed in terms of joints, nerves, and immune dysfunction. One critical area is frequently…
When illness reshapes you: finding strength and spirit through Lyme
By Rabbi Melinda Bernstein When I first learned I had Lyme in April 2024, I went looking for the soul of the issue. As I…
A mother’s story of illness, misdiagnosis, and relentless advocacy
This week, Terri McCormick joins LymeDisease.org as a writer and advocate. What follows is her first blog for us. Like so many people in the…
Looking at autism through an infectious‑disease lens
The following excerpt comes from A Blind Spot on Autism. The book is co‑authored by Debbie Kimberg, a mother and advocate whose writing for LymeDisease.org…
Peptide therapy: promise, pitfalls, and what people with chronic illness should know
By Bill Rawls, MD Lately, there has been growing buzz around peptide therapy. Many functional and alternative medicine practitioners use peptide blends to help with…
PODCAST: The spiritual side of healing from chronic Lyme
By Fred Diamond For many people living with chronic Lyme disease, healing is not a straight line. It is not just about lab results, protocols,…
She walked away from two Shark Tank offers, choosing to focus on Lyme advocacy
By Fred Diamond In this episode of the Love, Hope, Lyme podcast, I sat down with Olivia Abrams, a 26-year-old entrepreneur, Lyme survivor and advocate,…
HHS Lyme Disease Roundtable brings cautious hope
By Ali Moresco This week, I attended the HHS Lyme Disease Roundtable hosted by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Walking into the room, I’ll…
PATHOBIOME PERSPECTIVES: Past infections may rewire the brain and shape Alzheimer’s risk
By Ali Moresco Growing evidence suggests that Alzheimer’s disease may be shaped not only by age and genetics, but by the immune system’s long-term memory…
PATHOBIOME PERSPECTIVES: How Bartonella hijacks the brain’s immune system
By Ali Moresco For decades, patients with persistent neurological symptoms have been told their illness is “stress,” “anxiety,” or “unexplained.” Now, emerging research shared in…
Miss New Hampshire Volunteer 2026 shares her family’s fight against Lyme
By Sophia Sargent My family’s journey with Lyme and other tick-borne diseases has been anything but straightforward. We faced crisis after crisis, confusion at every…