My recent blog posting about the educational challenges faced by children with Lyme disease prompted a thoughtful letter from Lyme-literate psychotherapist Sandy Berenbaum. Her years of counseling families dealing with Lyme disease has given her extensive insight into how... Read More »
Touched By Lyme
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 Vice-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: Fill a theater, change the world….
29
MAY
2009
The long-awaited theatrical release of the Lyme documentary Under Our Skin is almost here. The film opens at New York’s IFC Center on June 19 and at Beverly Hill’s Laemmle Music Hall Theater on June 26. Although other cities are on the list, these first two are of primary... Read More »
TOUCHED BY LYME: Sit right down and write yourself a letter….
20
MAY
2009
Here’s an easy way to help get the word out about Lyme disease. Costs nothing, and virtually anyone can do it. Write a letter to the editor of your local small-to-medium sized paper. (Unfortunately, it’s harder to get them printed in really big newspapers, like the Los Angeles... Read More »
TOUCHED BY LYME: The dirty dozen and the clean 15
07
MAY
2009
Like many people dealing with Lyme disease, my family tries to choose organic produce whenever possible. There’s plenty of research to show that pesticides are harmful to human health, even for people who aren’t fighting chronic illness. And for those who are sick, adding the... Read More »
TOUCHED BY LYME: Lyme awareness for under 5 bucks
07
MAY
2009
An eight-step method for raising awareness at your public library. Read More »
TOUCHED BY LYME: What about school?
05
MAY
2009
When school-age children and teens fall ill with Lyme disease, there are many additional complications besides obtaining proper medical care. (That’s hard enough….) Another big problem is what to do about school. When attending regular school becomes out of the question, parents... Read More »
TOUCHED BY LYME: Lyme Disease Rocked Our Family
29
APR
2009
An off-hand question from a neighbor was eerily prophetic. Read More »
TOUCHED BY LYME: Kids need to feel safe and protected, and so do their families (Guest blog by Sandy Berenbaum)
10
APR
2009
When I started my psychotherapy practice 22 years ago, specializing in adolescents and families, I recognized that, as a mother and as a psychotherapist, the core of my philosophy about children is that they need to feel safe and protected. Actually they need to be safe and... Read More »
TOUCHED BY LYME: When a medical problem calls for non-medical help
10
APR
2009
I recently received a phone call from a mom whose two teen-aged sons are terribly ill with Lyme and coinfections. In addition to all the medical and emotional issues her family is dealing with, she’s also concerned about schooling, since one of her sons is too sick even for... Read More »
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