TOUCHED BY LYME: Huffington Post reviews my Lyme disease book
I’ve written other books before. But none that I am prouder of than the one I co-wrote with Sandy Berenbaum called When Your Child Has Lyme Disease: A Parent’s Survival Guide. It grew out of my family’s lived experience of Lyme–and my co-author’s work of helping many families survive their lives with Lyme.
So I am honored today to find that our book has struck a chord with Huffington Post columnist John McCormick, who also happens to be the parent of a child with Lyme disease.
As he writes in his review of our book:
When my son Will was first diagnosed with Lyme disease in 2009, my wife and I didn’t have a clue what Lyme was or what was in store for our family. For starters, we thought all Lyme cases could be cured with a short course of antibiotics. But when Will’s symptoms persisted after a three-week treatment, we were faced with an array of questions for which we had no answers.
Click here to read the rest of McCormick’s review.
And if you are so moved, I’d be thrilled if you’d leave a comment at the end of his Huffington Post blog. And please share it with your friends.
TOUCHED BY LYME is written by Dorothy Kupcha Leland, LymeDisease.org’s VP for Education and Outreach. She is co-author of When Your Child Has Lyme Disease: A Parent’s Survival Guide. Contact her at dleland@lymedisease.org. On Twitter, she’s @dorothyleland.
John, what a wonderful review! Yes, it wasn’t there when you needed it, but it is there thousands of parents now going forward.
Thanks for explaining what is in it. I look forward to reading this some day.
bettyg, iowa lyme activist
43 yrs. chronic lyme this xmas
35 yrs. MISDIAGNOSED by 40-50 drs.
UNACCEPTABLE!
dorothy, i don’t do facebook, but here’s what i attempted to say; well done! CONGRATS my friend.
bettyg
Dorothy,
Great job. I’m seeing more and more families where multiple people are infected. This adds a challenging dimension to an already challenging disease. I can’t recommend Lyme/MSIDS support groups enough for parents who are climbing this mountain with their children.
Alicia
Madison Lyme Support Group
https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.wordpress.com
Ms Leland; I have been studying Lyme and its facets for over a year and have found it all more than just revealing. i am a retired educator and am applying my education and experiences toward expanding the knowledge-based population to better include those with outdoor activities which might bring them into exposure. I have applied my increasing knowledge to members of organizations such as those who hunt, fish, study birds and all others of my contacts. I am hoping to assist others in avoidance and recovery. Thank you for your input.