Focus – Opinions and Features

  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 »

By Sandi Bohle This is the first in a series of posts about how many in the Lyme community have turned to the arts as a way of supporting their healing and taking their mind off the daily struggle of dealing with Lyme disease. As someone who had a 30 year career in the arts... 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 »

. by Lonnie Marcum: . In a paper titled: “Identification of Novel Zoonotic Activity of Bartonella spp., France” to be published March 2016 in Emerging Infectious Disease Journal, CDC researchers report that they have identified six strains of Bartonella in patients with chronic... 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 »

The latest issue of The Lyme Times looks at Lyme disease in the national scientific agenda. Our cover story explores “the democratization of science,” including the AAAS’s recent national session on the “wicked problem” of Lyme disease. Other topics... Read More »

The challenges facing the Lyme community are huge. Yet, working together, we’re making progress. In partnership with people like you, LymeDisease.org: * educates the public, the media, and lawmakers * publishes The Lyme Times * helps train physicians * supports... Read More »