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.
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 community of research scientists.
(Guest blog) A mom writes in free verse about her daughter’s challenges with Lyme and schooling.
Guest blogger Jennifer Crystal writes about damage caused by “illiteracy of tick-borne illness.”
LymeTeens, an on-line social network support group for teens with Lyme, has created a video for Lyme disease awareness month.
Petition to remove IDSA Lyme guidelines from NGC has passed 21,000. Please sign and share now.
The “co-stars” of this unique video are each the same person, at different stages of her Lyme journey
Veterinary insurance policies don’t put a 28-day limit on treating equine Lyme disease.
Iowa teen offers installment #2 on YouTube.
Guest column by Toni Bernhard, author of “How to Be Sick: a Buddhist-inspired Guide for the Chronically Ill and their Caregivers.” She blogs about chronic illness on the Psychology Today website.
After you’ve seen Dr. Phil’s Lyme segment, please post your comments here.
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