Touched By Lyme
By Dorothy Kupcha Leland
This blog has several goals. First, to explore the personal side of Lyme disease and how it affects individuals and families. Second, to highlight useful information for people seeking answers about this complicated illness. Third, to help foster a sense of unity and shared purpose among the many diverse members of the Lyme community. Dorothy, who serves as President of LymeDisease.org, has a family member with Lyme disease. She is co-author of a book called When Your Child Has Lyme Disease: A Parent’s Survival Guide.
TOUCHED BY LYME: Same-old, same-old from the CDC
The agency stubbornly adheres to its party line, denying care to suffering Lyme patients.
TOUCHED BY LYME: Taking back the Lyme research agenda, one project at a time
How the Lyme community stepped up–with donations big and small–to buy a sophisticated microscope and support the groundbreaking research of Dr. Eva Sapi. (Pssst: still…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Got MALC? Try this interactive tick & Lyme map
California unveils a new way to display tick and Lyme information. Will it help those who need it most?
TOUCHED BY LYME: The "all-in-your-head" write-off for Lyme disease
Guest blogger Jennifer Crystal explores something almost every Lyme patient comes up against at some point in their health journey.
TOUCHED BY LYME: How to protect yourself in tick territory
What everybody needs to know about tick protection.
TOUCHED BY LYME: Yolanda Foster's Lyme update on Facebook
The “real housewife” and “real Lyme patient” posted the following information about her Lyme status for Facebook fans.
TOUCHED BY LYME: Ski champ shares her “LymeLight” in new film
Watch her inspirational 30-minute documentary for free on-line
TOUCHED BY LYME: No Lyme in your zip code–revisited
How Lyme denialism imperils your health
TOUCHED BY LYME: Tick-borne illnesses in Finland
Guest blogger C.M. Rubin interviews two European scientists about the prevalence of Lyme disease and other tick-borne infections in Finland.
TOUCHED BY LYME: Protect your children from tick-borne diseases
Storyteller and guest blogger John McCormick recounts a cautionary tale about his family’s experience with Lyme disease.
TOUCHED BY LYME: Apples top this year's "Dirty Dozen" food list
The Environmental Working Group helps you determine which foods are most–and least–contaminated by pesticides.
TOUCHED BY LYME: Lyme disease information list
Looking to learn about Lyme disease? Start here.