Lyme Blog Posts
TOUCHED BY LYME: What the chronically ill DO want to hear you say
Last week, guest blogger Toni Bernhard told us what NOT to say. Here are her suggestions for things TO say to those who are sick…
TOUCHED BY LYME: The "take-aways" from WBUR's Lyme panel
Boston NPR radio station WBUR included a panel discussion of Lyme disease as part of its week-long series “Living with Lyme.” Guest blogger Jennifer Crystal…
LYMEPOLICYWONK: The Economic Impact and Burden of Lyme Disease—A Wake Up Call to Policy Makers
I was honored to speak at the “What’s NEXT” Lyme forum, hosted by Congressman Chris Gibson at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York on…
TOUCHED BY LYME: What not to say when someone is sick or in pain
Guest columnist Toni Bernhard, who blogs on the Psychology Today website, says even well-intentioned people may not know how to talk to the chronically ill…
TOUCHED BY LYME: "Babelicious" and other household names
Guest blogger Jennifer Crystal ponders how to make tick-borne diseases easier to pronounce and remember.
LYMEPOLICYWONK: Full Disclosure. IDSA Enforces Its “Voluntary” Guidelines
In 2008, then-Connecticut Attorney General, Richard Blumenthal, criticized the Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) guidelines authors for their conflicts-of-interest with vaccines, Lyme test kits…
TOUCHED BY LYME: No Lyme in Kentucky? Says who?
A minister’s experience gives rise to a new Lyme support group in Kentucky.
TOUCHED BY LYME: A beauty contest for biofilms?
This microbiology website is holding an on-line photo contest for microorganisms. Your vote for the borrelia biofilm could help raise Lyme awareness in the international…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Waiting for life's red lights to turn green
(Guest blog) A mom writes in free verse about her daughter’s challenges with Lyme and schooling.
TOUCHED BY LYME: Misdiagnosed Lyme turned into horrific experience
Guest blogger Jennifer Crystal writes about damage caused by “illiteracy of tick-borne illness.”
NEWS: The Lyme Times looks at Embers monkey study
The latest issue of the Lyme Times is on its way to members of LymeDisease.org.
TOUCHED BY LYME: "A lost childhood: The hidden faces of Lyme disease"
LymeTeens, an on-line social network support group for teens with Lyme, has created a video for Lyme disease awareness month.