Either you have a list of LLMDs, or you think you’ve found one. Wait . . . before you make your decision, you need to consider a few factors. Where is your LLMD? Since I reside in the South, my experience has proven that Chronic Lyme Disease, and sometimes even acute Lyme, is given very little credence here. When I [...]
You’re sitting in front of your computer, completely overwhelmed, besides which, you feel like the Russian Army just trampled over you. Your doctor told you that Lyme disease only exists in New England, and that chronic Lyme doesn’t exist at all. Your brain isn’t working, and the last thing you want to do is [...]
LLMD When I first became ill, I saw what seemed like hundreds of doctors. Like many of us, I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia and CFS. Yet, my illness seemed even more intense. I started bumping into walls. I’d get so tired, my lips would be rubbery, and I could barely speak. I forgot words for common [...]
On Tuesday, July 17, the House Committee on Foreign Affairs will hold a hearing on “Global Challenges in Diagnosing and Managing Lyme Disease–Closing Knowledge Gaps.” Remember, this hearing impacts you, so if you live in the DC area, make sure you attend. The hearing starts at 2 pm in Room 2712 of the Rayburn [...]
Please let me know what you thought about the part of the Dr. Phil show devoted to Lyme. If you read the transcript of the Diane Rehm show, tell me what you thought about that as well. Leave your thoughts in the comments section. Thanks!
This is huge: Dr. Phil will be talking about Lyme disease tomorrow, April 13. See http://www.drphil.com/shows/listing/ After you have selected your state, check the listings for the channel and air times. To see a preview, click on http://lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/dr-phil-lyme-preview.html On February 29th of 2012, Diane Rehm of the Diane Rehms Show (WAMU 88.5–NPR) featured comprehensive coverage [...]
“Most of my worries never came true.” My great-grandfather Here’s the Thing: When you worry, you’re not in real time. Most of the time, you’re either thinking about the future or the past. You’re not living in the present moment! Your worries have nothing to do with what’s actually going on around you. What that means is that [...]
Would you rather stay with anything that’s old-fashioned, stick-in-the-mud, traditional? You might as well pretend that the world is still flat, and that Columbus will sail over the edge of the ocean. I suppose the good ole’ boys in Columbus’s time refused to endorse peer-reviewed scientific research from outside their own (small) organization. So, here’s the [...]
Author with her “amazing” dog, all rights reserved. Ok, so I’m late with my “Dear Friends Christmas Letter.” Aren’t we always a little late with our Christmas letters and cards? Anyway, the point here is to tell you about my notorious year with my talented “progeny,” my two dogs, Sophie and Molly. Tell me what [...]
Do you have a pile of paperwork that looks like the leaning tower of Pisa? Is your paperwork eating you alive? When you’re sick, the tendency is to let housework and paperwork go, especially when your batteries have run dead. The problem with that is that (1) your paper will collect like dustballs in [...]