LymeDisease.org: education, advocacy and research for Lyme disease
Do You Have Lyme Disease?
CHECK YOUR SYMPTOMS
Donate icon with text
Donate Now
MyLymeData
Menu

Touched By Lyme

an image of Dorothy Kupcha Leland

Dorothy Kupcha Leland

This blog has several goals. First, to explore the personal side of Lyme disease and how it affects individuals and families. Second, to highlight useful information for people seeking answers about this complicated illness. Third, to help foster a sense of unity and shared purpose among the many diverse members of the Lyme community. Dorothy, who serves as President of LymeDisease.org, has a family member with Lyme disease. She is co-author of a book called When Your Child Has Lyme Disease: A Parent's Survival Guide.

TOUCHED BY LYME: “Now is not the time for the state to cheap on tick-borne illnesses”

03
APR
2022
The Daily Gazette, a locally owned newspaper in Schenechtady, New York, had strong words for state lawmakers in a Sunday April 3 editorial. The headline says it all: “Now is not the time for the state to cheap on tick-borne illness.” The legislature was supposed to... Read More »

TOUCHED BY LYME: New program helps pay for internet access

25
MAR
2022
One of the most important things a Lyme patient needs is internet access. Probably more than most diseases, in Lyme it’s essential to do your own research regarding your symptoms, potential treatments and to track down a doctor willing to help you. However, for many households,... Read More »

TOUCHED BY LYME: Rehabilitating your Lyme-impaired vision

22
MAR
2022
Dr. William V. Padula is a pioneer in the field of how Lyme and other tick-borne diseases can affect your vision. He’s worked with patients from all over the world. Many of them had no idea that Lyme and TBDs were at the root of their deteriorating eyesight. Though treating the... Read More »

TOUCHED BY LYME: Repeating incorrect information doesn’t cause it to become correct

14
MAR
2022
In November 2021, a commentary promoting the Infectious Diseases Society of America’s newly updated Lyme disease guidelines was published in the American Journal of Medicine. (Unfortunately, those new guidelines have made it even harder for Lyme patients to get properly diagnosed... Read More »

TOUCHED BY LYME: Horowitz responds to the “old persistence debate”

07
MAR
2022
Dr. Richard Horowitz
As noted in my most recent blog about the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group, a major sticking point has once more emerged between patient-aligned panelists and those aligned with the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). The same issue raised its head during the 2018 and... Read More »

TOUCHED BY LYME: Highs and lows at TBD Working Group meetings

04
MAR
2022
The federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group’s recent online meetings gave reasons for Lyme advocates to be both optimistic and pessimistic about the panel’s activities in the year ahead. First, some optimism (1.) The nine advocates who gave public comment did an excellent job.... Read More »

TOUCHED BY LYME: Advocates from 45 states seek more Lyme funding

25
FEB
2022
More than 300 Lyme advocates from throughout the US took part in this week’s Virtual Lyme Fly-in. It was a chance for individuals to educate their Congressional representatives about the need for increased federal funding for Lyme and other tick-borne diseases. They also made... Read More »

TOUCHED BY LYME: “My Promise to Alex” –a memoir and a call to arms

21
FEB
2022
Alex Hudson grew up in Fresno, California. When she was 11 years old, she started complaining that her legs hurt. That was the beginning of Alex’s “mystery illness,” with waxing and waning symptoms that a parade of doctors couldn’t figure out. Sometimes her knees swelled up to... Read More »

TOUCHED BY LYME: When parents are unjustly accused of harming their sick child

14
FEB
2022
If your child has chronic Lyme disease, PANS/PANDAS, mast cell activation syndrome, POTS, or any number of other “medically complex conditions” – you have probably experienced being disbelieved by many people. You may be a decent, well-intentioned parent doing everything you can... Read More »
‹ Previous1234567Next ›Last »
Join LymeDisease.org big green button
Touched By Lyme Archives

News & Blogs

The Lyme Times

Lyme Disease Symptom Checklist
Find A Lyme Disease Physician
View MyLymeData Videos
Visit MyLymeData

About LymeDisease.org

LymeDisease.org is a non-profit
501(c)(3) that serves the patient community through advocacy, education and research.
Federal EIN-68-0214101

LDO achieved Gold level: Committment To Transparency

Join

Support LymeDisease.org
Become a member.

Contact Us

Comments? Questions?
Ask your questions here.

© 2022 LymeDisease.org   |   LymeDisease.org PO Box 716, San Ramon, CA 94583   |   Privacy Policy   |   Terms of Use   |   Sitemap
Translate »