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: Recovery is a long, slow, balancing act
Guest blogger Jennifer Crystal says there is no “magic secret” to getting over chronic Lyme disease.
TOUCHED BY LYME: NPR’s “Unfit for Work” has troubling implications for those disabled by Lyme disease
Guest blogger Barbara Arnold, an attorney who specializes in helping Lyme patients get the disability payments due to them, questions the underlying assumptions put forth…
TOUCHED BY LYME: “Kingdom of the sick” is a stark place, indeed
Book review of “In the Kingdom of the Sick: A Social History of Chronic Illness in America,” by Laurie Edwards.
TOUCHED BY LYME: Arguing "burden of proof" for Dr. Charles Ray Jones
The Lyme-treating pediatrician who has been harassed by the medical board for years appealed his case to the CT Supreme Court on Thursday.
TOUCHED BY LYME: Lyme made her "a shell of the woman I used to be"
“Real Housewife” Yolanda Foster has opened up to her fans even more about her experience with Lyme disease.
TOUCHED BY LYME: “When the story of Lyme disease is written, it will be the story of patients standing up and being heard."
Highlights from the Tick-Borne Disease forum streamed live from NYC this morning.
TOUCHED BY LYME: Doxycycline shortage causes prices to skyrocket
The previously inexpensive drug is often prescribed for Lyme disease.
TOUCHED BY LYME: Dr. Jones goes to CT Supreme Court on March 14
The court will examine the question of “burden of proof” in actions by the medical board.
TOUCHED BY LYME: Another fallen Lyme warrior
RIP, Jeremiah Katches, from Colfax, CA, who died after a long battle with Lyme disease.
TOUCHED BY LYME: "When life kicks your ass, kick back"
(Book review) “This is How I Save My Life: A True Story of Embryonic Stem Cells, Indian Adventures, and Ultimate Self-healing.”
TOUCHED BY LYME: Hot tips on how to rid your clothing of ticks
A high school sophomore–and budding researcher–has discovered important information about ticks.