Focus – Opinions and Features

by Holly Ahern, MS, MT (ASCP) In 2018, I served on a Subcommittee of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Tick Borne Disease Working Group. This was a Federal Advisory Committee, comprised of federal and public members with “diverse disciplines and views pertaining... Read More »

Paula Jackson Jones of Maine is co-founder of Midcoast Lyme Disease Support and Education (MLDSE). By Paula Jackson Jones If you are struggling and feeling hopeless, please read this. I just got off the phone with a 29-year-old woman who has two young children and lives in the... Read More »

by Brian Benson, Bridgewater State University If you met Patrick Collins as a young teen, you’d be hard-pressed to imagine him jogging around his neighborhood, never mind one day running track at Bridgewater State University. During much of his time in middle school, Patrick... Read More »

by Anthony Wallace In an all too familiar tale, I was diagnosed with Lyme disease after three years of mysterious symptoms and a lot of doctors who didn’t take me seriously. Like others who’ve been through this, I came out the other end with an new perspective on the human body,... Read More »

by Lisa Kilion A recent New York Times opinion piece, Why I Didn’t Answer Your Email, discussed reasons why a parent of neurotypical, healthy children wouldn’t return an email. Her children needed help with homework, a snuggle before bedtime, reminders to clean up after... Read More »

Many people must travel for Lyme treatment. Unable to find the help she needed in New England, Kate Bowen of Vermont decided to visit a clinic in Arizona. She says just getting there in one piece is half the battle and offers the following advice to others who must travel while... Read More »

The Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine (SIDM) is a non-profit organization that focuses on the issue of diagnostic error. Misdiagnosis is quite common in Lyme disease and the consequences can be devastating. The SIDM website recently featured the personal story of... Read More »

Dr. Joseph Burrascano, one of the world’s leading experts on the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease, is a founding member of the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS). Recently, he recorded this video for ILADS, to capture his knowledge of the... Read More »

By Jill Ross While many people anticipate the holidays with excitement, those suffering with chronic illnesses may approach the holiday season with anxiety and even dread. A chronic illness can make normal everyday life challenging enough. The extra expectations and demands of... Read More »