Lyme Blog Posts
Pouring 30+ years of Lyme experience into a novel
by Pamela Andrews In 1991, my daughter, Leya Schiller, graduated from high school. She had spent the previous several years exploring her special interests: karate,…
Lyme patients: Your blood could hold the key to chronic Lyme
The Wyss Institute at Harvard University seeks Lyme patients to donate blood cells to support cutting-edge research.The process is painless and you’ll get paid for…
With ticks and other vectors, can we turn “bad” to “getting better”?
In a recent interview about burgeoning tick populations in the US, the CDC’s Sue Visser bluntly told the Associated Press, “It’s very bad and has…
Her “ALS” symptoms cleared up with Lyme disease treatment
By Jessica Harris My mother was diagnosed with ALS by several neurologists and even had an EMG [electromyography] that indicated ALS. My mom was entering…
Lyme is an unforgiving disease that’s too often hidden from view
By Jill Wussow It’s May again – Lyme Disease Awareness Month. I want to focus this year on the fact that this unforgiving disease is…
PODCAST: Medical gaslighting, human rights, and Lyme disease
By Fred Diamond When I was researching my book “Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need…
Author channels her Lyme experiences into a mystery novel
By Kate Michaelson I’ve always loved mysteries, but I learned in 2009 that living through my own medical mystery was a million times less appealing…
“Sensitive Patient’s Healing Guide” offers hope and a game plan
People coping with Lyme disease and co-infections are often plagued with a host of additional complications. For example, they may be suddenly hypersensitive to smells,…
How meditation can help you cope with chronic Lyme disease
By Toby Sola I’ve had Lyme disease for decades and am a long-time Lymedisease.org reader. As is often the case, learning to live with a…
Keep your garden tick-free by choosing the right plants
Q & A with Dr. Nev Zubcevik As we embrace the beauty of spring and the outdoor activities it brings, we also face the increased…
LymeDisease.org’s 35 years of advocating for you
In 1989, Phyllis Mervine published the first issue of the Lyme Times in Ukiah, California. It was two legal-size sheets of paper, folded in half…
Healing Lyme disease with mind-body medicine
By Christine Arseneau, Pharm.D., FMCHC My Lyme diagnosis came 20 years after that fateful tick bite — a revelation that answered countless questions about the…