Lyme Blog Posts
US insurance claims data shows explosive growth of Lyme disease
From 2007 to 2021, private insurance claim lines with Lyme disease diagnoses rose 357 percent in rural areas and 65 percent in urban areas. [Editor’s…
In order to prove how sick I am, I had to make myself sicker
By Jamison Hill The last few months have been rough. I have been going through a brutal intake interview for In-Home Supportive Services, which provides…
Shania Twain’s Netflix documentary discusses “scary” Lyme symptoms
In a new Netflix documentary, “Not Just a Girl,” country pop mega-star Shania Twain discloses details of her harrowing experience with Lyme disease. The July…
Is there a link between Lyme disease and breast cancer?
Joanne Drayson is a Lyme patient/advocate in the UK. She and I have been Facebook friends for many years. She writes a blog called “Looking…
Mom credits IVIG with turning around child’s Powassan infection
Three-year-old Jonathan Simonson, of Pennsylvania, contracted Powassan virus from a tick bite in June. In the following first-person account, his mother describes what happened next….
To TBDWG: Pay attention to gestational Lyme and new ICD-11 codes
Kristina Bauer gave the following public comments at the July 19 meeting of the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group. I’m Kristina Bauer, Executive Director of…
Tweet summary of July 20 TBD Working Group meeting
The federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group met for two days this week. Scroll down to see how LymeDisease.org’s Lonnie Marcum live-tweeted the second day, July…
Tweet summary of July 19 TBD Working Group meeting
The federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group held two days of meetings this week. LymeDisease.org’s Lonnie Marcum live-tweeted the proceedings. Scroll down for her tweet-summary of…
To TBDWG: Tick-related disease can trigger chemical sensitivities
Kathleen Wallace gave the following public comments to the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group on July 19. I have been an active listener and participant in…
To TBDWG: Calling for a National Tick-borne Disease Institute
Jeff Crater delivered the following public comments to the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group on July 19. I’m Jeff Crater, Co-founder and Board Member of the…
To TBDWG: “The CDC has propagated a false Lyme disease narrative”
Carl Tuttle delivered the following public comments to the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group on July 19. He later supplied us with footnotes to include…
To TBDWG: We should not have to fight so hard for Lyme care
Monica White delivered the following public comments to the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group on July 19. My name is Monica White. I’m president/co-founder of Colorado…