LymeSci Blog
Lonnie Marcum
is a Physical Therapist, with a dual degree in health administration and physical therapy. She has a passion for helping people heal from illness and injury by treating the whole body. She became active in the Lyme community after her daughter was diagnosed with tick-borne diseases in 2013. She now devotes much time to learning about Lyme and related conditions, and sharing that knowledge via social media. In addition, she has served as a member of the HHS Tick-Borne Disease Working Group: Tick Biology, Ecology, Control Subcommittee. Her blog, LymeSci, seeks to help patients understand the science of tick-borne diseases and new developments in research.
TOUCHED BY LYME: Coming back to life after Lyme disease
Guest blogger Jennifer Crystal explores what it means to re-enter the world after chronic illness.
TOUCHED BY LYME: Can you get disability benefits for Lyme disease?
Guest blogger Peter Burke, an attorney who focuses on disability law, summarizes some of the challenges faced by Lyme patients.
TOUCHED BY LYME: Search-and-rescue teams may be at high risk for tick diseases
How to protect yourself in tick territory.
NEWS: Scientists say Lyme study drew wrong conclusions
Researchers at Brown University poke holes in the Klempner study, which the IDSA uses to justify denying long-term treatment to Lyme patients.
LYMEPOLICYWONK: New Study Reveals Fatal Flaws in NIH Klempner Trial Statistical Analysis. Is this Error Human, Incompetence or Worse?
A new study by Allison DeLong, Barbara Blossom, Dr. Elizabeth Maloney, and Dr. Steven Phillips entitled “Antibiotic Retreatment of Lyme disease in Patients with Persistent…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Returning to the scene of the crime
Guest blogger Jennifer Crystal revisits the spot where a tick gave her Lyme disease 15 years ago.
TOUCHED BY LYME: A "Manhattan project" for Lyme disease?
A prominent Lyme-treating physician from New York calls for an all-out effort to combat the Lyme epidemic.
TOUCHED BY LYME: Facebook chat with NY Lyme reporter tonight
Log in to chat with investigative reporter Mary Beth Pfeiffer, who wrote a series on Lyme in the Poughkeepsie Journal
TOUCHED BY LYME: Massachusetts activist slams back at Lyme disease
Lyme activist Trish McCleary tells how and why she founded “S-L-A-M.”
TOUCHED BY LYME: CDC's "Lyme stories" leave out the big picture
A new feature on the Centers for Disease Control’s website takes a narrow view of Lyme diagnosis.
TOUCHED BY LYME: A second helping of "what not to say" to those sick and in pain
Guest columnist Toni Bernhard’s recent blog about what not to say to sick people brought a huge response from readers. Here’s more on the subject…
TOUCHED BY LYME: "I know what Lyme has done to you and how narrowly you have survived thus far."
Letter to a Lyme patient, written in the style of a famous essay by James Baldwin.