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.
LYMEPOLICYWONK: Lyme disease costs may exceed $75 billion per year
I recently submitted a projected cost of illness analysis for Lyme disease to the federal Tick-Borne Diseases Working Group. (My full comments are here.) The…
These three myths about PANS/PANDAS are ruining lives
The following is written by a 23-year-old woman who writes the Dreaming Panda blog, about her experiences coping with Lyme disease and PANS/PANDAS—an autoimmune condition…
Lyme disease in Ireland: ‘I became a shadow, a virtual recluse’
By Kerry Lawless Looking back, it’s easy to see the signs, to recognize the symptoms, to know that it was Lyme disease. But in 2007,…
It shouldn’t take this long to diagnose Lyme disease
By Nancy Marie Allen On a warm August night in 2004, my husband and I went to a local AMVETS hall to celebrate a friend’s…
TOUCHED BY LYME: “Powerful” patients axed Lyme vaccine? Baloney!
I have mixed feelings about the following article in the Wall Street Journal this week: “The Effort for Lyme Disease Vaccine Draws Early Fire.” To…
With unexpected death, autopsies should look for Lyme carditis
By Phyllis Mervine A friend of mine died last week in her sleep. She was only 49. She wasn’t my close friend, but she was a…
TOUCHED BY LYME: “Non-relevant” tick bite puts child in hospital
A mother’s posting on Facebook has gone viral. Here’s her story. Gina Elizabeth, of southwest Pennsylvania, took her four-year-old daughter Morgan to her local hospital…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Using high level math to fight Lyme disease
The Adversity 2 Advocacy Alliance is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting and fostering the power of turning personal challenges into service to others with…
What “balance” really means for the TBD Working Group
Phyllis Mervine, Founder and President of LymeDisease.org, submitted the following public comment to the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group. Towards the end of the Tick-Borne…
Stricker: Lyme vaccine failed because safety was ignored
The Lyme community is very concerned about how the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group (TBDWG) will approach the question of a Lyme vaccine in its…
Using your mind to help fight Lyme disease from within
By Shona Curley Before Lyme, when something didn’t go my way, I stressed out. Like most healthy people, I was perfectly functional that way. I…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Say what? California fifth in nation for Lyme insurance claims?
The CDC’s official count of approximately 30,000 Lyme disease cases per year in the United States has been a constant source of exasperation to the…