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International Business Times, UK, July 26, 2017: by Sutrishna Ghosh Opening up about her struggles with Lyme disease, former model and mother of Gigi and Bella, Yolanda Hadid has revealed painful details from her past including the moment she was dumped by her ex David Foster.... Read More »

by Aviva Peltin Ableism is a term that was not even on my radar before 2010, when my health crashed. I guess that’s how it goes – you don’t realize the obstacles others experience until you’re facing them, too. Before 2010, if I were to contemplate disability, I would think about... Read More »

A few months ago, I wrote about two Canadian mothers with Lyme disease—nurse Sue Faber and attorney Jennifer Kravis—and their Lyme Letters Canada campaign. The campaign has gathered thousands of letters from Canadian Lyme patients, addressed to Federal Minister of Health Jane... Read More »

News Chief (Winter Haven, Florida), July 23, 2017: By Gary White The past eight months have been an ordeal for relatives of Kay Hagan, a Lakeland High [FL] graduate and former U.S. senator [from North Carolina]. Hagan was hospitalized in December with puzzling symptoms and... Read More »

PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections) and PANS (Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome) are infection-induced autoimmune conditions. .  Triggered by such infections as strep, Lyme disease, and Coxsackie virus,... Read More »

WBUR in Boston, July 17, 2017: Lyme disease reports have more than doubled since 2005 but the disease remains drastically under-reported. While over 5,000 case of Lyme are reported in Massachusetts each year, there are probably more than 50,000 case a year. With ticks predicted... Read More »

Poughkeepsie Journal, July 20, 2017: by John Ferro By the time Andrew Potgieter learned why he had been so sick for so many years, he had become an invalid… …On Aug. 22, 2015, Potgieter put an end to his suffering. He committed suicide at the age of 41. His suicide is... Read More »

Time Union (Albany, New York), July 17, 2017 by Claire Hughes U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand vowed Monday afternoon to push for the inclusion of chronic Lyme disease patient advocates on an advisory panel being put together in Washington, D.C. At Juckett Park in the heart of the... Read More »

At a recent press conference in Ulster County, New York, US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand called on the Trump administration to implement Lyme disease-related provisions of the 21st Century Cures Act. Click here for more about that. At the event, Gillibrand also asked New York Lyme... Read More »