Twenty-eight pills and counting. Add the herbal drops to help with the Herx reaction, and the two pills we took her off of recently and it's no wonder she thinks she's going to rattle soon. This is just another aspect of the Lyme life. Thankfully, we can still afford to buy everything she needs. The reality of Lyme and how the majority of medical and insurance communities view it has made effective treatment financially out of reach for many. Because doctors so often deny the disease's very existence, insurance companies often won't cover treatment. The LLMDs who do treat Chronic Lyme are sometimes persecuted by the CDC or the state health departments. Lyme-positive patients (who actually meet the CDC's ridiculous standards) have to be turned in to the health department for having an infectious disease. Doctors around this country have lost their licenses and/or gone bankrupt trying to stay in practice. We need these people, and we need them not to be punished for helping very sick patients. Isn't that what they are supposed to do? Lyme disease - in particular Chronic Lyme - is at pandemic levels. Denying it exists, and denying access to effective, affordable treatment is only making this worse.
Research still needs to be done to find a more effective cure and to develop a vaccine. This is Lyme awareness month on Pinterest, in an attempt to reach folks who may not ever read any Lyme information or even realize the disease exists, especially Chronic Lyme.
In May 2014 there is a Worldwide Lyme Awareness Protest. Also in May, there's a peaceful protest in Arlington, VA, outside the Infectious Disease Society of America.
We want to be there. If at all possible, we will. Josey says she'll go in a wheelchair, even if it hurts. This protest helps give her power and a voice.
Educate yourself and help us get researchers, medical schools, insurance companies, and practitioners to understand and effectively treat Lyme disease.
See maydayproject.org for more information.
Research still needs to be done to find a more effective cure and to develop a vaccine. This is Lyme awareness month on Pinterest, in an attempt to reach folks who may not ever read any Lyme information or even realize the disease exists, especially Chronic Lyme.
In May 2014 there is a Worldwide Lyme Awareness Protest. Also in May, there's a peaceful protest in Arlington, VA, outside the Infectious Disease Society of America.
We want to be there. If at all possible, we will. Josey says she'll go in a wheelchair, even if it hurts. This protest helps give her power and a voice.
Educate yourself and help us get researchers, medical schools, insurance companies, and practitioners to understand and effectively treat Lyme disease.
See maydayproject.org for more information.