Lyme Blog Posts

By Katy Reid, LPC Navigating complex, chronic illness is a uniquely stressful situation for both patients and their caregivers. I dealt with this myself starting…

By Christina D. Campbell The phlebotomist leaves to photocopy my blood test order. Meanwhile, I stare at the offensive words on the whiteboard. They’ve been…

by Mary Jane Heppe I probably contracted Lyme decades ago without seeing a tick or a bull’s-eye rash, but only began exhibiting early-stage symptoms in…

By Fred Diamond When I wrote Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survive Need to Know, I…

By Daniel A Kinderlehrer, MD Those of us dealing with Lyme disease are well aware that most symptoms reside in the musculoskeletal and nervous systems….

By Fred Diamond On the “Love, Hope, Lyme Podcast,” I have interviewed numerous people who have made it their mission to educate the world about…

by Kris Newby, Invisible International If a person is diagnosed with cat scratch disease, what should be done with the pet cat that transmitted the…

by Fred Diamond In my inaugural episode of the “Love, Hope, Lyme” podcast, I interviewed Dr. Richard Horowitz, author of “How Can I Get Better?…

The International Society for Environmentally Acquired Illness (ISEAI) Indoor Environmental Professional (IEP) Committee has released a Mold Testing Guide to educate patients with diagnosed or probable…

By Kris Newby, Invisible International There’s a dire shortage of health-care providers who are experienced in the diagnosis and treatment of tick- and other vector-borne…

Artist Riley Sims, a graduate of Indiana’s Ball State University, recently displayed her thesis art project, “A Single Tick,” at the campus art gallery. The…

By William V. Padula, OD SFNAP FAAO FNORA Tick-borne infections can affect your vision in many ways. There may be blurring, double vision, light sensitivity,…