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.
A tick bite at age 6, followed by more than 40 years of health problems
Marta Edmisten gave the following as public comments at the August 26 meeting of the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group. Good morning, my name is…
“A tick bite turned me into the bionic woman–entirely preventable”
The following public comments were provided by telephone to the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group on August 26. My name is Meghan Bradshaw and I’m…
TOUCHED BY LYME: The poignant Lyme story behind Messy Buns Bakery
As I scrolled through Facebook the other day, a post from the Messy Buns Bakery in Nova Scotia caught my eye. There turns out to…
Teaching physical therapists when and how to suspect Lyme disease
By Jennifer Shea, PT, ATC-R I practiced physical therapy for many years prior to becoming ill with Lyme disease and babesiosis. My education included a…
Here’s our tweet summary of TBD Working Group meeting
LymeDisease.org’s Lonnie Marcum live-tweeted the August 26 meeting of the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group. Look below for her summary of what happened. (Slide the bar…
Bransfield: IDSA guidelines ignore psychiatric consequences of Lyme disease
Dr. Robert Bransfield delivered the following public comment at the recent meeting of the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group. I’m a psychiatrist from New Jersey,…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Let the gaslighting and stigmatization stop here
The third panel of the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group held its first meeting today–online. I was one of 10 people selected to deliver verbal…
Columbia’s Cohen Center will specialize in complex legacies of Lyme disease
Columbia Magazine (Columbia University in New York City) August 19, 2021 By David J. Craig …With a $16 million gift from the Steven and Alexandra Cohen…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Why wait for 3 negative COVID tests to consider Lyme disease?
A Massachusetts resident named Mary Carey has written an important opinion column in her local newspaper, the Greenfield Reporter. In it, she tells how in…
US News & World Report: Lyme disease can wreak havoc on mental health
US News and World Report, August 17, 2021 by Steven Reinberg Lyme disease can exact a significant mental toll as well as a physical one…
Learning to be supportive when your partner has Lyme disease
By Fred Diamond The woman I love has been coping with chronic Lyme for many years. For most of the 11 years we’ve been together,…
Connecticut calls 3 invasive tick species “major public health hazards”
Hartford Courant, August 16, 2021 By Jesse Leavenworth State scientist Goudarz Molaei pulled a square of cloth through brush and grass on the Stratford coast…