Patrick Barkham, a respected British journalist and nature writer, has written a deeply personal and powerful piece in The Guardian about his daughter Milly’s long, painful descent into what turned out to be Lyme disease—and the medical system’s failure to recognize what was happening to her. Though... The post “How did we miss it?” A journalist’s search for his daughter’s diagnosis appeared first on LymeDisease.org.| LymeDisease.org
Ten years ago, singer-songwriter Jesse Ruben was desperately ill with Lyme disease—wracked with pain, clouded by brain fog, and battling depression. In the midst of all that, he discovered that if he stayed up well past midnight, the fog would lift somewhat. “So I’d keep myself up till 6, 7, 8 in th... The post Jesse Ruben’s “Monster” tells the story Lyme patients know all too well appeared first on LymeDisease.org.| LymeDisease.org
If you care about improving the lives of Lyme patients and protecting public health, you’ll want to read Mary Beth Pfeiffer’s latest exposé.| LymeDisease.org
The following scientists are icons within the Lyme disease community. Each has made transformative contributions to our understanding of this complex| LymeDisease.org