Lyme Blog Posts
What happens when you get caught in the Lyme Wars
By Mark Barrett Three slowly moving poppy seed sized dots crawled up my left forearm. Turning to my girlfriend, I pointed to the three dots,…
Music is my “raison d’etre.” And boy, does Lyme get in the way.
By Dan Flanagan I’ve been a violinist for 40 years and I have made a living from it since completing school 20 years ago. I’ve…
A personal journey of healing body, mind, and spirit
By Erin Leopold I am listening, but it’s as if I am under water and everything they are saying is garbled and unclear. All I…
Jessica Devine helps thousands to “Rise Above Lyme”
By Fred Diamond When I decided to learn more about how persistent Lyme disease affected a family member I loved, I went onto Facebook and…
Let’s establish an NIH office for long COVID, long Lyme and more
By Ryan Prior More than three years out from the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientific authorities continue to monitor long COVID, the syndrome comprising…
The six stages of healing persistent Lyme, with Gregg Kirk
By Fred Diamond When I first began educating myself about what family members need to know about persistent Lyme, one of the books that had…
Making Sense of Lyme Research – What Does the Science Say?
by Nicole Danielle Bell When I finally realized that my husband’s early-onset Alzheimer’s was caused by Lyme disease and other co-infections, I tried to use…
When bubble baths don’t cut it: Targeting stress to help you heal
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…
Challenging “toxic positivity,” one white board message at a time
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…
It’s tough to get diagnosed and treated for Lyme disease in Oregon
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…
Maintaining loving relationships while facing chronic illness
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…
Can microdoses of psychedelics effectively treat neuro-Lyme?
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….