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? Email her at [email protected] Can …More
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Rest: The Most Important Message of My Dreams
by Jennifer Crystal Tick-borne illness and sleep disturbances One of the most difficult symptoms of neurological tick-borne illness is sleep disturbances. In addition to insomnia, I battled detailed, fast-paced, hallucinogenic dreams and nightmares that often …More
Kids and Lyme Disease: Cognitive Symptoms and S...
Kids and Lyme disease, part 2. This blog addresses some common cognitive Lyme disease symptoms among children and how they may present in school Summer is over and schools are back in session. As …More
End of Summer Season Doesn’t Mean End of Tick S...
by Jennifer Crystal Tick season does not stop with the end of summer Last night I had an end-of-summer ice cream with someone who said, “I’ve probably met fifteen people this summer who have …More
Peer-to-Peer Support: A Personal Passion and Mi...
GLA launched its Peer-to-Peer Mentor Support program in June 2019. The inspiration for this important program was our friend Kasey Passen. When Kasey Passen, a Chicago chef and nutrition expert, contacted Global Lyme Alliance’s …More
A Call to Unite, Not Divide
by Jennifer Crystal We are all in the Lyme battle together. Let’s be united, not divided. In today’s divided times, we see a lot of hate on the internet. Politics have become more polarized …More
Kids and Lyme Disease: Time for a Post-Summer S...
Kids and Lyme disease, part 1. This blog addresses some common physical Lyme disease symptoms among children that may appear at early stage of the disease Summer is the ideal time of year for …More
PODCAST: IN THE LYMELIGHT – Gwyn Prentice
IN THE LYMELIGHT: A SHOW ABOUT … WELL … LYME DISEASE Season 2, Episode 6 with Gwyn Prentice, co-founder and creator of Helen Jon Welcome to In The Lymelight: a show about…well…Lyme Disease. In the Lyme …More
How to Be an Advocate with Your Non-Lyme Doctor
by Jennifer Crystal Here are 10 tips to most effectively work with your non-Lyme doctor Finding a good Lyme Literate Medical Doctor (LLMD) is hard enough. (If you’re having trouble finding one, GLA can …More
