Focus – Opinions and Features

Melissa Bell, President of the Florida Lyme Disease Association, recently met with Florida Surgeon General Joseph A. Ladapo, MD, PhD, to discuss Lyme disease in their state. Their zoom call also included others from the Department of Health as well as Professor Kerry Clark from... Read More »

Elisabeth Rosenthal, MD, KFF Health News Over the past two years, a simple but baffling request has preceded most of my encounters with medical professionals: “Rate your pain on a scale of zero to 10.” I trained as a physician and have asked patients the very same question... Read More »

In a previous blog, The Last 5 Minutes: 8 Concepts and Contemplations in Healing, nurse practitioner Mindy Daigle discussed eight ideas that can help a person heal. In the following post, she zeroes in on one of them, Keyhole Sunsets. By Mindy Daigle, NP Maybe you find yourself... Read More »

By Alexis Chesney, ND, LAc As summer arrives, many US families are planning vacations and trips abroad. This reminds me of a patient I met this year who reported experiencing the onset of a fever, flu-like symptoms, and joint pain upon returning from a biking trip in Europe. Upon... Read More »

By Fred Diamond When I was doing the research for my book “Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know,” I was pleased to discover that there were many supportive communities for Lyme survivors. Most of the... Read More »

By Mindy Daigle, NP Healing, defined differently by each person, is a fundamental component when encountering chronic, debilitating illness. Often elusive, patients wonder how they will ever return to normal. They are learning how to cope and survive, leaving little ability to... Read More »

The following book review first appeared on the CanLyme website. By Catherine Kinsella Finding Resilience: A Teen’s Journey Through Lyme Disease is a candid and moving account of Rachel Leland’s journey through Lyme disease from the perspectives of Rachel and her mother, Dorothy.... Read More »

My name is Talan Yorn, also known as “The Lyme Ninja.” In a previous blog on LymeDisease.org, I shared my personal journey and battle with Lyme disease and other tick-borne infections. Despite these obstacles, I want to show people that we can overcome them, no matter how big or... Read More »

by Ann Maher I am from Kilkenny, Ireland and I never thought that I would be writing this Lyme disease blog in my 70th year. I decided in 2022 to write a book about my journey with Lyme disease to highlight the devastating complications I have had, and hopefully make sense of the... Read More »