Focus – Opinions and Features

This is one of a series of guest blogs by people who have enrolled in MyLymeData. by Mike Hessler In the summer of 2008, I spent one day boating on the Chesapeake with friends and family–and had a terrible time. There was an awful feeling of constant pressure in my head... Read More »

This is one of a series of guest blogs by people who have enrolled in MyLymeData. by Catherine Fox Five years ago, I was enjoying fulfilling full-time work and a busy lifestyle when I began to notice I was unusually tired. Bothersome pain came and went in some of my joints. And I... Read More »

By Phyllis Mervine, President, LymeDisease.org We’re down to the wire. But I’ll give you some good news first. Some of you know we have been encouraging people to call their senators about the Lyme bill, which may have a chance at passage (in some form) this week. If you haven’t... Read More »

By Jordan Landerman I just completed “The Dragons of Eden,” by Carl Sagan. What a masterpiece. In the chapter “The Future Evolution of the Brain”, Sagan delves into the impact of the written word on the evolution of human society, and its function as a... Read More »

By Sandi Bohle This is the fourth in a series of posts about how many in the Lyme community turn to the arts as a way of supporting their healing and taking their mind off the daily struggle of dealing with Lyme disease. As someone who had a 30-year career in the arts before... Read More »

By Phyllis Mervine, President of LymeDisease.org     In many parts of the country, nymphal ticks are active now. They are the life stage most often associated with humans getting Lyme. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Take a minute to educate yourself about where... Read More »

May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month and in most parts of the US, ticks are out in force. In the next few months, thousands of people will be going to the doctor with mysterious symptoms because they didn’t notice a tick bite. This poster can help your friends and neighbors... Read More »

By Phyllis Mervine, President of LymeDisease.org We want Senator Blumenthal’s bill, S. 1503, Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Prevention, Education, and Research Act of 2015, to pass. It will only pass if enough people affected by Lyme write and call their legislators. So far... Read More »

This is one of a series of guest blogs by people who have enrolled in MyLymeData. by Eliza Hemenway I wrote a book about my daughter’s battle with Lyme disease called Paris in Oakland. It is meant to be another voice exposing the injustices of Lyme disease, and a call for... Read More »