by Jennifer Crystal Every few months, Jennifer Crystal devotes a column to answering your questions. Here she answers some questions she recently received. Do you have a question for Jennifer? If so, email her at …More
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Lyme: The Differential Diagnosis
By Jennifer Crystal With overlapping symptoms, how do you know that you have Lyme and not another disease? It’s important to consider all health factors A patient recently asked me, “How do you know you …More
Highlights from ILADS 2019
By Jennifer Crystal A RECAP OF THE 20TH ANNUAL ILADS CONFERENCE From November 1 to 3, I had the opportunity to attend the 20thannual International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) conference in Boston. Tick-borne …More
Highlights: Team GLA Crushes 2019 TCS New York ...
Thank You Team GLA! Why run 26.2 miles through the streets of New York City? Team GLA captain Jesse Ruben’s shirt says it best … “For those who can’t.” A huge thank you to …More
On Disclosure: When and How Much to Tell
By Jennifer Crystal Patients often ask me when, and how much information they should disclose about their illness(es) to employers, new or casual acquaintances, or dates. While there’s no set answer to these questions, my …More
The Difficulty—and Importance—of Asking for Help
by Jennifer Crystal Why is asking for help so hard? Sometimes it’s necessary, especially when you are chronically ill Last winter an acquaintance sustained an injury that made it difficult for her to do any …More
In The Lymelight: Dating and Relationships with...
IN THE LYMELIGHT: A SHOW ABOUT … WELL … LYME DISEASE Welcome to In The Lymelight: a show about…well…Lyme Disease. In the Lymelight aims to bring humor and knowledge to an otherwise somber topic with biweekly …More
William Beesmer: Why Giving Back is So Importan...
Life hasn’t always been easy for William Beesmer, a life-long resident of West Hurley, New York. Born into an impoverished family in 1943, he and his 15 brothers and sisters grew up in a home …More
Unraveling Spirochetes
by Jennifer Crystal Lyme disease is a complex illness, not just because it manifests in the body in different ways, but because it is also very difficult to diagnose. The Lyme disease bacterium itself, Borrelia …More
