Focus – Opinions and Features

By Elizabeth Hancock My Lyme disease story begins before I was even born. It starts with a nymphal tick, no bigger than the tip of a Sharpie, that infected my mother and changed the course of my family’s life. A few years later my mom, still undiagnosed, had my brother, Tommy,... Read More »

by Jessie Bedrinana My daughter was nine when symptoms started after a long summer of hiking and camping in Southern and Central California. She was previously an outdoorsy, active, happy child who loved school. Her symptoms started with fatigue, weakness and knee pain (after a... Read More »

Press release, June 27, 2017: A report submitted to World Health Organization resulted in a meeting between a United Nations Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur and medical professionals, scientists, human rights experts and advocates on June 7, in Geneva, Switzerland. This... Read More »

By Tiffany Salmon If you look at David Slade today, you’ll see a dedicated father, husband, nutritional health coach, Permaculture Farm business owner, and adjunct instructor dedicated to educating his students and the community about Lyme disease. You might not realize that... Read More »

by Dr. Elena Frid Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder that typically presents in childhood, affecting verbal and nonverbal communication skills. Typically, caretakers notice a problem with the child by age 2, when the child begins to learn how to communicate effectively with... Read More »

By Tiffany Salmon Jesse Ruben is a New York-based singer/ songwriter with a popular song called “We Can,” which he wrote after running his very first marathon. The song symbolizes his feel-good, upbeat personality and he intended for it to encourage people to know that nothing is... Read More »

By Alyssa Whitlock You see that little spot on my calf? You wouldn’t think that a small bite like this would change someone’s life, turn it upside down, crush their goals and dreams, shake them to their core, causing immense pain and profound fatigue along with a multitude of... Read More »

Guest blog by Lindsay Penkower Dear Nasty Little Nymph: You are a thief of epic proportions. You have stolen the life I once knew and loved—one where I was happy, healthy and hopeful for the future. I spent days crying in frustration as I was forced to merely listen to the... Read More »

By Susan Pogorzelski As an author, I sometimes like to think of my life in terms of words: words written, words spoken, words read. As a Lyme patient, I tend to think of life in terms of numbers: Fifteen years of misdiagnosis. A dozen doctors and specialists. Six months to find a... Read More »