Lyme Blog Posts
“If the cure doesn’t work, it means you don’t have Lyme disease” (NOT!)
Dr. Dan Kinderlehrer practices internal medicine in Denver, Colorado. In the following excerpt from his forthcoming book, he discusses how his personal experience with Lyme…
Natural remedies for the chronic inflammation of Lyme disease
By Dr. Bill Rawls Everyone knows that inflammation isn’t good, especially when it becomes chronic. But to do something about it, you need to understand…
From a mom dealing with PANS and Lyme: “2020 is NOT my worst year”
By Lisa Kilion 2020 is NOT my worst year. “What are you talking about?” you ask. “You have something the rest of us don’t have–like…
Denying Lyme treatment is “deeply institutionalized discrimination”
Holly Ahern gave the following remarks by telephone to the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group’s December 2 meeting. Based on the proceedings of this Tick-borne Disease…
Leveraging the wealth of available data to help Lyme patients recover
Mira Shapiro delivered the following public comment by telephone to the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group on December 2. My name is Mira Shapiro. I am…
Let’s arm our children with powerful “One Health” knowledge
Amy LeBoeuf delivered the following remarks by telephone to the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group on December 2. My name is Amy LeBoeuf, and I would…
Unethical to withhold viable Lyme treatments, while awaiting more research
Julia Wagner delivered the following public comment by telephone to the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group on December 2. Good morning. I am Julia Wagner,…
Deaf woman with Lyme: “No time for anyone who does not believe me”
By Laurie Lett I have been deaf from birth. I use my hands for communication purposes – sign language and writing. My hands are my…
Looking back on her teen years of Lyme-related pain. Life’s better now!
By Resiliently Rachel I sit in my wheelchair at the front office of my junior high. Tears sting my eyes as I explain to the…
Patients can respond very differently to disulfiram. Be cautious.
by Daniel A. Kinderlehrer MD Linda was 47 years old in 1990, when she became ill after visiting a park in Florida. Her “mystery illness”…
Public comment: Does that sound like a religious belief, Dr. Walker?
Carl Tuttle gave the following comments via telephone to the Nov. 17 meeting of the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group. We have added links for…
Public comment: Genetic variations make Lyme harder to treat
Yan Zelener delivered the following public comments by telephone at the Nov. 17 meeting of the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group. My name is Yan…