By Kerry Heckman Note: This post discusses self-harm and suicide. If you feel suicidal or a danger to yourself or others, PLEASE call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273 TALK (8255),or text “HOME” to 741741 …More
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WellBe Founder Adrienne Nolan-Smith’s Journey t...
By Adrienne Nolan-Smith Adrienne Nolan-Smith was diagnosed with chronic Lyme disease when she was 11 years old. After a failed course of antibiotics, doctors told her she’d just have to live with the diagnosis. Her …More
Podcast: In the Lymelight – A Reflection on Two...
Welcome to in the Lymelight: A Show About…Well…Lyme Disease Season 2, episode 1 In the Lymelight aims to bring humor and knowledge to an otherwise somber topic with biweekly expert interviews that include, yes, the …More
The Time Warp of Tick-Borne Illness
by Jennifer Crystal I’d already lost three years of my life to illness. Then I got a taste of resumed independence and health, only to have those intimations of well-being quashed once more. The …More
Treating Instead of Denying Yourself
by Jennifer Crystal Spring is a time of rebirth and renewal. Many people engage in some kind of spring cleaning, whether it is airing out their homes or themselves. People open their windows and shake …More
Dear Lyme Warrior…Help!
By Jennifer Crystal Every few months, Jennifer Crystal devotes a column to answering your questions. Below are her responses to a few recently received questions. Do you have a question for Jennifer? If so, email …More
Spring REALLY Will Come
by Jennifer Crystal This time of year can be a tease. With daylight savings time, the sun is suddenly brighter, and there are hints of warmer weather coming, Not surprisingly, we start to think it’s almost …More
GLA POV: Ability of Stationary Phase Persister/...
by Timothy Sellati, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer, GLA Ying Zhang, Ph.D., a Global Lyme Alliance (GLA)-funded investigator, and his team at Johns Hopkins University just published a seminal study in the journal Discovery Medicine titled …More
Be a Victor, Not a Victim
by Jennifer Crystal Many patients of tick-borne disease take years to get diagnosed. A lucky few ones find a bull’s-eye rash or an embedded tick, go to a physician who just happens to be Lyme …More
