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By Nicole O’Donnell Before I ever had a name for what was happening, I knew one thing: my body no longer felt like my own. I was living with symptoms I couldn’t explain, and each day felt like a quiet battle just to get through. I was finally diagnosed with Lyme disease in... Read More »

By Terri McCormick When my children were at their sickest with Lyme and other tick-borne diseases, I was pushed into a level of caregiving I never expected. It felt as if we had been swept into a storm without warning, the sky suddenly dark and the path forward impossible to see.... Read More »

By Fred Diamond One of the most common questions I hear from Lyme survivors is simple but deeply loaded: “Why did this happen to me? Why did I get Lyme when others didn’t?” If you’ve ever asked yourself, “Why me?” know that you’re not alone. Thousands of Lyme survivors have... Read More »

By Pegi Deitz Shea In 2022, I’d been humming along, only having short flare-ups of Lyme symptoms once or twice a year. Since my six-month delayed diagnosis of Lyme disease in 1998, the flare-ups had gradually become less severe as well. Usually within two months, I could begin... Read More »

By Terri McCormick As tick‑borne diseases continue to rise, scientists are working to create better diagnostic tools. The idea behind this work is simple: doctors can’t treat an infection if they can’t reliably detect it. And to detect these microbes, researchers first need to... Read More »

By Fred Diamond When you break an ankle, you don’t need someone to coach you through the treatment process, financial issues, and medicinal requirements that come along with healing. However, for people living with chronic Lyme disease and other tick-borne infections, the illness... Read More »

By Julia Lupine EMF—electromagnetic fields generated by wireless devices, power systems, and digital technologies—has become a buzzword in recent years. Some people are sounding alarms about potential health effects, while mainstream sources like Google and Wikipedia continue to... Read More »

By Fred Diamond For people living with Lyme disease, the journey is often laden with enduring years of uncertainty, loss, and isolation often while appearing “fine” to the outside world. It may be about learning to advocate for yourself when the medical system fails to provide... Read More »

By Terri McCormick Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses are often discussed in terms of joints, nerves, and immune dysfunction. One critical area is frequently overlooked: the mouth. That gap was the focus of a recent clinical lecture on oral–systemic health and its... Read More »