Lyme Blog Posts
Are you unknowingly ingesting toxic mold?
Do you feel like you’re doing everything right and still not getting better? It’s possible something hidden in your daily routine may be sabotaging your…
Advanced imaging shows Lyme-related brain fog is real
By Nancy Dougherty Johns Hopkins Medicine Lyme Disease Research Center There are approximately 476,000 people diagnosed with Lyme disease annually in the US. Of these,…
Prophetic last words: “The stuff I’ve been going through in my brain–ugh”
Popular San Francisco radio host Jeffrey “JV” Vandergrift often spoke on the air about his struggles with Lyme disease. On February 23, on what turned…
Two Duke law students launch pro bono Lyme advocacy project
We, Luke Mears and Madison Pinckney, founded the Duke Law Lyme Disease Advocacy Project (LDAP) in 2022. In creating the group, we hope to improve…
Severe weather can worsen mast cell activation syndrome
It’s a fact, weather changes are a common trigger for patients with chronic illness and mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS). As many of you know,…
LivLyme Summit videos now available to watch. I highly recommend.
I recently had the pleasure of attending the 2023 4th Annual LivLyme Summit. The event was free and virtual, making it broadly available to anyone…
When treating Bartonella clears symptoms of autism, what next?
By Debbie Kimberg My 16-year-old autistic son’s learning disabilities suddenly resolved after treatment for congenital Bartonella and Lyme infections. (See: After 80% improvement in autism…
Fighting Lyme–and Lyme denialism–for more than 7 years
By Grace Burns, Columbia Climate School My knees buckled beneath the weight of my malnourished adolescent frame. Cold, dripping sweat met its match on the…
A lifetime of tick-borne infections in South Africa
By Natasha Fernandes Janet F. Murray’s memoir My Sub-Lyme Life is a powerful account of the devastating impact of Lyme disease and other tick bite-related…
Documenting the reality of chronic Lyme patients through photos
Zoe Lu, a fine art photographer based in New York, was diagnosed with neurological Lyme disease and co-infections two years ago. She tells me that for a…
Final TBD Working Group report reflects patient contributions
The third and final report of the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group has been submitted to Congress. You can access it here. It’s the culmination of…
The “major failing” of the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group
The federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group recently submitted its third and final Report to Congress, marking the end of its six-year existence. In a minority…