Lyme Blog Posts
Returning to nature helped heal this Lyme survivor
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…
To my fellow Lyme fighters, I’m with you. Your pain is my pain.
By Shirley Strong Dear Lyme Disease Doctors and Everyone Who Cares: I’m reaching out to share something really important and close to my heart. This…
Author looks at “patient-led revolution” in medical care
By Ryan Prior Researcher Susannah Fox believes that no one with a new diagnosis should ever have to feel alone. When patients connect with peer…
Methylene blue–a new/old drug for treating Lyme disease
Patients have been asking us for more information about methylene blue, an antimicrobial drug that some Lyme doctors now prescribe for a variety of conditions….
I’ve got Lyme disease and you may have it, too
By Richard Wilson This is a good time to be a tick with Lyme disease to share. You and I may bemoan the weirdness of…
How to get the treatments we need for long COVID, long Lyme, and others
By Ryan Prior The National Institutes of Health should create an Office of Infection-Associated Chronic Illness Research. Reporting directly to the NIH Director, the Office…
PODCAST: 5 things this “Tick Chick” did to recover from Lyme
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…
What’s ahead as UCSF joins Lyme clinical trials network
By the Bay Area Lyme Foundation There’s been much excitement in the Lyme community regarding the founding and development of the Lyme Clinical Trials Network…
Frequently asked questions about mold-related illness
By ISEAI.org When one person in a household is diagnosed with mold illness, it can affect the whole family. There are often many changes needed…
PODCAST: Neurological and cognitive issues from Lyme
By Fred Diamond On this week’s Love, Hope, Lyme podcast, biologist and Lyme survivor Dr. Shelley Ball and I discussed neurological and cognitive issues that…
Singer/songwriter went to Nashville to record “Dear Lyme”
By Judith Howard I was bitten by a female deer tick in Missouri in July 2015. My doctor said there was no risk of infection…
PODCAST: Finding resilience through the Lyme disease journey
By Fred Diamond On this week’s “Love, Hope, Lyme” podcast, Lymedisease.org President Dorothy Leland and her daughter Rachel Leland discuss the book they wrote together,…