Source: Jenifer Crystal’s Chronicles
My Facebook feed flooded this week with back-to-school photos. Many of my friends’ children posed with big smiles, crisp new school clothes and shiny lunchboxes before setting off on the adventure of a new academic year. As I scrolled through the happy pictures, I couldn’t help thinking of all the students who aren’t […]
Brandi Dean wanted to slink home. Her husband had rushed her to a Boston emergency room for severe vertigo, confusion, and a bizarre weakness on her right side, but neurological and other tests had yielded nothing. Maybe, a doctor suggested gently, it was a panic attack.
“I was so embarrassed,” said the soft-spoken Dean, who left […]
1. Did you see a tick? Did a tick bite you?
Many people who contract Lyme never saw a tick. The rash that one gets from a lyme-infected tick bite, called erythema migrans (EM), only shows up in about 70% of people infected. So yes, it was probably a tick, but a tick can be the […]
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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 a […]
Symptoms of Lyme and other tick diseases to watch for
You probably know that Lyme disease is the scourge of the Northeast and upper Midwest. But did you know that most cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever are reported in six states that are nowhere near that mountain range?
It’s important to keep up your guard for […]
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Getting bitten by bugs is the worst! The problem is, traditionally if you want to get rid of bugs, you have to invest in harmful repellents, which can be dangerous for your health.
Thankfully, there is a way to get rid of bugs without putting your health or the health of your family at risk. You can create […]
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The Lyme Disease Challenge! Check out Dr. Pat’s take on the challenge and meet the Lymineers!
Check out Dr. Pat’s Take on the Lyme Disease Challenge!!
