Lyme Blog Posts
LYMEPOLICYWONK: Why Doesn’t the CDC Count Lyme Disease Cases in the South and the West? Everybody Else Does.
The risk of contracting Lyme disease depends on where you live or visit. The best way to determine an area’s risk is to look at…
LYME SCI: The dreaded Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction
Lyme disease and tick-borne diseases are complicated illnesses and because of that, treatment can be complex. Patients who’ve gone through treatment will often say “your…
‘Your sick card is up’: How David Foster ended marriage to Yolanda Hadid as she battled Lyme disease
International Business Times, UK, July 26, 2017: by Sutrishna Ghosh Opening up about her struggles with Lyme disease, former model and mother of Gigi and…
When the campus disability office needs educating about Lyme disease
by Aviva Peltin Ableism is a term that was not even on my radar before 2010, when my health crashed. I guess that’s how it…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Lyme moms to meet with Canadian Health Minister
A few months ago, I wrote about two Canadian mothers with Lyme disease—nurse Sue Faber and attorney Jennifer Kravis—and their Lyme Letters Canada campaign. The…
Letter to grandparents of a child with PANS/PANDAS
PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections) and PANS (Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome) are infection-induced autoimmune conditions. . Triggered by such infections as strep, Lyme…
A teenager’s story: Born with Lyme disease, finally on road to recovery
By Elizabeth Hancock My Lyme disease story begins before I was even born. It starts with a nymphal tick, no bigger than the tip of a…
LYME SCI: Dealing with Lyme disease and mold illness at the same time
According to Dr. Raj Patel, if you have been treated for chronic Lyme disease and are not getting better, toxic mold could be a contributing…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Filling library shelves with Lyme disease books
Michele Miller of Massachusetts used to be a librarian. So back in 2011, when her mother, Jeanne Cloutier, was diagnosed with Lyme disease, one of…
NY Lyme advocate joins Gillibrand, calls for implementing law
At a recent press conference in Ulster County, New York, US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand called on the Trump administration to implement Lyme disease-related provisions of…
Digital Lyme Times, Summer 2017: “Lyme Brain” and more
The latest issue of the digital Lyme Times includes a book excerpt from “Lyme Brain,” by Dr. Nicola McFadzean Ducharme, an interview with musician Daryl…
LYME SCI: Dog maps provide important clue to human disease risk
“One Health” is the concept that human health, animal health and the health of the environment are all connected. And that it’s important to understand…