Yearly Archives: 2015

I’ve Lived With Lyme Disease For 17 Years. Here’s What My Life Is Really Like

I was first diagnosed with Lyme disease when I was seven years old. I had all the classic signs of infection — a tick bite, a fever and the infamous Bull's-eye rash, which appeared like a red target on my thigh. I lived in Irvington, N.Y. at the time, where awareness of the disease, and [...]

6 Ways to Keep Friendships Strong While Living With Chronic Illness

Read more: http://themighty.com/2015/08/6-ways-to-keep-friendships-strong-while-living-with-chronic-illness/#ixzz3lMMcEkA1 My life is different from everyone in my inner circle. My closest friends and my family don’t have the medical struggles that I face. I won the medical lottery; I’ve been diagnosed with multiple severe and at times life-threatening rare diseases, in addition to managing other conditions that have sprung up as [...]

Why I Lived a Double Life While Dealing With My Chronic Illnesses

Courtesy of: http://themighty.com/2015/08/why-i-lived-a-double-life-while-dealing-with-my-chronic-illnesses/#/ixzz3l5qPuP5t When I say the words “living a double life,” many people with chronic illnesses may know what I mean. I’m talking about the face you put on every day to “pass” among the healthy and try to live successfully among them, no matter how much your body refuses to comply. In September 2014, [...]

Suffering the Silence: Chronic Lyme Disease in an Age of Denial

When Allie Cashel, now 23, was a young child, her father was diagnosed with Lyme disease. Later, when she was seven, she and her three siblings tested positive for it as well. They were given a brief course of antibiotics and told they were cured. Yet, weird symptoms—swollen knees and fingers, grinding joint pain, racing [...]

Lyme Talk Radio Episode: Peeling back the layers of healing from Lyme Disease with Dr. Nooshin Darvish and special guest

Dr. Pat and Dr. Darvish discuss the importance in having the conversations about healing and wellness with Lyme Disease. They are joined by special guest sharing her story and journey to wellness.   Click to play!

Lyme Talk Radio w/ Dr. Pat Baccili: May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month! Special Guests Dori & Dayna

We are so excited about this incredible new show on Transformation Talk Radio Talk Radio! Lyme Talk Radio Premiered today with the incredible story of mother and daughter Dori & Dayna Hope4Dayna, who shared their amazing stories about their healing journeys and battles with Lyme and other illnesses through holistic healing. Tune into the Archive [...]

Loudoun students work to extinguish Lyme disease worldwide

Original Source   Summer vacation wasn’t filled with swimming pools and pick-up basketball for 23 students at Rock Ridge High School. It was spent working with bacteria and DNA under microscopes in a lab. The Rock Ridge High School International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Competition Team is working to create a living vaccine that will [...]

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