LymeTimes Summer 2021

How Much Does the CDC Undercount Lyme Disease? It depends where you live.

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Advocates Zoom with Congress to Push for More Lyme Funding

Advocates Zoom with Congress to Push for More Lyme Funding

200 people helped educate Congressional representatives via “Virtual Lyme Fly-in.”

Military needs more accurate information about Lyme Disease

Military needs more accurate information about Lyme Disease

“The Myths of Lyme Disease: Separating Fact from Fiction for Military Personnel”

Health & Science

Lyme Patients Vaccinated for COVID-19 Have Similar Side Effects as General Population

Lyme Patients Vaccinated for COVID-19 Have Similar Side Effects as General Population

Some MyLymeData survey participants report flare-ups of Lyme symptoms after the shot.

Investigating Connections between Bartonella and Psychiatric Conditions

Investigating Connections between Bartonella and Psychiatric Conditions

Bacteria cause characteristic stretch marks on skin as well as nervous system symptoms.

Chronic: The Hidden Cause of the Autoimmune Pandemic and How to Get Healthy Again

Chronic: The Hidden Cause of the Autoimmune Pandemic and How to Get Healthy Again

Excerpt of the long-awaited book by Dr. Steven Phillips and advocate Dana Parish

Patient Matters

When Lyme Disease Is Mistaken for Child Abuse

When Lyme Disease Is Mistaken for Child Abuse

Pennsylvania doctor calls Child Protective Services for a 4-year old in a highly endemic area.

Membership in Online Support Group Helps Feelings of Loneliness and Despair

Membership in Online Support Group Helps Feelings of Loneliness and Despair

Patient expresses thanks to the volunteers who keep LymeDisease.org’s virtual forum going.

Advocacy

Navigating the Ups and Downs of Mountain Biking With Lyme disease

Navigating the Ups and Downs of Mountain Biking With Lyme disease

Max Fierek creates video that he hopes will help bring awareness about tick-borne illness to other bikers.

Lyme Video, One Little Bite, Packs a Big Wallop

Lyme Video,“One Little Bite,” Packs a Big Wallop

Lyme activist finds storytelling workshop helps free previously squelched emotions

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