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By Brittany Harrison I’m excited to share my journey of recovering from Lyme disease and other chronic illnesses. I hope my experience can inspire and help others. The story is a bit depressing at first, but I’m recovering now, so don’t worry! I’m actually sitting at the DMV as I... Read More »

The Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation, the largest private donor of Lyme and tick-borne disease research in the United States, is deeply dismayed by a recent New York Times opinion piece that denies the existence of chronic Lyme disease. In “My Son Got Lyme Disease.... Read More »

Journalist Apoorva Mandavilli writes in the New York Times about her family’s experience with Lyme disease. It’s called My son got Lyme disease. He’s totally fine. Here’s what she says in a nutshell: Four weeks of doxycycline [supposedly] cured her 9-year-old son of Lyme disease.... Read More »

Imagine the following scenario: A woman finds a lump in her breast, gets diagnosed and treated for early breast cancer—and recovers beautifully. She goes on to live a long and healthy life. Here’s another scenario. Another woman also gets breast cancer. After a long medical... Read More »

The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) has released a draft of its new Lyme disease treatment guidelines. You can access a copy of the document on the IDSA website and provide public comment between now and August 10. The website states, “We are looking for... Read More »

As much as we love our furry friends, we all have to face one fact—owning a pet increases our exposure to tick bites. Mostly because our pets roam outside, then allow ticks to hitchhike back inside where we live. One recent study demonstrated that when compared to households... Read More »

By Marjo Valonen, MD It was the happiest moment of my life, to hold my twin babies for the first time. I am so glad that I didn’t know what was ahead of me: that I would be bedridden and seriously ill for years. That I couldn’t walk, play with my kids, or have the strength to... Read More »

By Katie McCurdy As a patient with many mysterious symptoms, I know what it’s like to befuddle my doctors. I had heart palpitations, tingling in my hands and feet, sensory issues, and gut problems. None of these symptoms fit with my primary autoimmune diagnosis. For years,... Read More »

by Dr. Elizabeth Maloney Most, if not all in the Lyme community know these statements to be true: *Many aspects of Lyme disease, especially the diagnosis and treatment of disseminated and persistent (chronic) disease, are controversial. *Early diagnosis and treatment of the... Read More »