Focus – Opinions and Features

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 »

This is one of a series of guest blogs by people who have enrolled in MyLymeData. by Dana Parish A July 2014 wedding on Long Beach Island, New Jersey was the start of my nightmare. It was a beautiful weekend filled with love for two of our dearest friends who were, after 14 years... Read More »

  This is one of a series of guest blogs by people who have enrolled in MyLymeData. When Rachel Leland was wheelchair-bound (often bed-bound) from Lyme disease as a young teenager, she learned to edit videos on her computer. What follows is a video blog about why she thinks... Read More »

  This is one of a series of guest blogs by people who have enrolled in MyLymeData. By Ruben Lee Sims I have had Lyme disease for 34 years and began treatment for the first time last month. I was active duty Air Force when I contracted Lyme disease in Southern California in... Read More »

  This is one of a series of guest blogs by people who have enrolled in MyLymeData. by Sandi Bohle I’ve probably had Lyme disease since 2007/08, when I first started noticing muscle weakness, fatigue, headaches, and not being able to catch my breath. At the time, I... Read More »

This is one of a series of guest blogs by people who have enrolled in MyLymeData. By Sandy Reyes Every young person envisions how their life will unfold. I was no exception. I had some dreams that were somewhat ambitious. I earned a degree from the University of Delaware, as the... Read More »

  This is one of a series of guest blogs by people who have enrolled in MyLymeData. By Silver Feldman When I was 13 years old and bedbound with pain, I made out a will—because I was sure I was dying. I had gone from being a healthy young woman to being barely able to move. I... Read More »