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What to do when Lyme disease triggers “complex PTSD”

20
MAR
2019
Shona Curley, Lyme and PTSD
by Shona Curley Recently I spoke with my medical intuitive, Adrienne, on the phone. Yes, I know—how California! But this lovely woman has helped me more than anyone else on my journey toward Lyme remission. With Lyme disease, you take a leap of faith with every new treatment.... Read More »

“Rising Above Lyme Disease” offers guidance for patients and families

04
MAR
2019
Dr. Julia Greenspan
By Julia Greenspan, ND Chronic Lyme disease and associated co-infections are creating a chronic disease juggernaut that is moving through the environment, the human body and our health care system. This diminishes quality of life and productivity while increasing medical costs.... Read More »

Medical stalemate: what causes continuing symptoms after Lyme treatment?

19
FEB
2019
Holly Ahern discusses persistent Lyme disease symptoms
by Holly Ahern, MS, MT (ASCP) In 2018, I served on a Subcommittee of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Tick Borne Disease Working Group. This was a Federal Advisory Committee, comprised of federal and public members with “diverse disciplines and views pertaining... Read More »

“You don’t know me, but you saved my life.”

07
FEB
2019
Paula Jackson Jones, Lyme disease advocate
Paula Jackson Jones of Maine is co-founder of Midcoast Lyme Disease Support and Education (MLDSE). By Paula Jackson Jones If you are struggling and feeling hopeless, please read this. I just got off the phone with a 29-year-old woman who has two young children and lives in the... Read More »

Overcoming Lyme disease, writing a book, going to college

06
FEB
2019
Patrick Collins, '20, who wrote a book about his battle with Lyme disease
by Brian Benson, Bridgewater State University If you met Patrick Collins as a young teen, you’d be hard-pressed to imagine him jogging around his neighborhood, never mind one day running track at Bridgewater State University. During much of his time in middle school, Patrick... Read More »

Lessons I’ve learned in 7 years with Lyme disease

31
JAN
2019
by Anthony Wallace In an all too familiar tale, I was diagnosed with Lyme disease after three years of mysterious symptoms and a lot of doctors who didn’t take me seriously. Like others who’ve been through this, I came out the other end with an new perspective on the human body,... Read More »

Why a Lyme and PANDAS mom didn’t answer your email

28
JAN
2019
Lisa Kilion, Lyme disease and PANDAS
by Lisa Kilion A recent New York Times opinion piece, Why I Didn’t Answer Your Email, discussed reasons why a parent of neurotypical, healthy children wouldn’t return an email. Her children needed help with homework, a snuggle before bedtime, reminders to clean up after... Read More »

My Top 10 Tips for Traveling “Smart” with Lyme disease

10
JAN
2019
Kate Bowen, traveling with Lyme disease
Many people must travel for Lyme treatment. Unable to find the help she needed in New England, Kate Bowen of Vermont decided to visit a clinic in Arizona. She says just getting there in one piece is half the battle and offers the following advice to others who must travel while... Read More »

From darkness to light: SIDM tells the Lorraine Johnson story

08
JAN
2019
Lorraine Johnson, LymeDisease.org
The Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine (SIDM) is a non-profit organization that focuses on the issue of diagnostic error. Misdiagnosis is quite common in Lyme disease and the consequences can be devastating. The SIDM website recently featured the personal story of... Read More »
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