Voices of Lyme

Meet the Voices of Lyme - gather hope, inspiration, and strength.

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Meet Jenny Swart Rush of Lyme Thriving. 
There were many aspects of being ill that were challenging, but I think there are two that stand out the most. One was dealing with cognitive challenges like memory loss....
Read More here: Interview with Jenny Swart Rush, Lyme Thriving 
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Dr. Tiffany Griffiths, Tiffany Griffiths Psy.D. and Associates, Inc.
I remember the moment of my diagnosis vividly. 
Read more - 
Part 1: The Personal Side of Lyme
Part 2: A Professional's Perspective on Lyme
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Christina Kovacs, Lady of Lyme
It took a long 5 years, with over 100 Doctors, and trips quite literally all across the United States to get some answers. I feel so thankful that I found a Doctor who had the foresight to test me for Lyme disease.
Read it all here:  Lady of Lyme Talks Lyme and Youth!
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Linda Olley, Poet, Advocate
Poetry from my very FIRST guest highlighted in Voices of Lyme, Linda Olley. 
Read it here: Oh My Golly Gosh
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David Skidmore, Lyme Loonies
Lyme Disease has a humorous side and cartoonist David Skidmore has found it. Through his Lyme Loonies cartoons he helps us smile and poke fun at the buggars, ourselves, and the political/medical players who turn a blind eye the reality of Tick Borne Diseases. David also helps us feel united and his work reminds us that we are not alone.
Read PART 1: The Evolution of Lyme Loonies
Read PART 2: Driving the Lyme Road



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Lyme Disease is Stupid by Michelle Fontaine
This following piece is the speech presented by Michelle Fontaine at the DC Lyme Rally  on May 25, 2013 (in its entirety). 
 
This is an important story because many are unaware of the struggles and confusion that enter a child's world when a parent suffers from Chronic Illness, especially one as confusing and emotionally charged as Lyme. 
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In Honor of Jeremiah Katches

If you don't know about Mara Williams, Sara Logan Donnelly, and Inanna House I want to take this opportunity to share their story with you here.  And, through their words, I want to tell you about Jeremiah Katches, gone too soon from this world because he lived an inconceivable nightmare in these United States, where his illness is denied and his insurance company refused to cover the treatment he needed.  A disease he contracted while training for the ARMY, to serve us.  Still, he could not obtain proper treatment. 
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Keri Joy Colestock, artist, Walldancers creator

Lyme is not going to dictate my life. Yes I have it & yes it has been 10 years & 12 pic-lines. I choose to create rather being in bed. I have a life to live & I am doing just that. My art since the diagnosis way back then has just poured out of me. I 'need' to stay busy. I live in Illinois & there is a HUGE flea market where on Sundays during the months they are open I literally will bring home a cart full of objects. When I see them....I know EXACTLY what they are going to be! 
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Seeking Balance by Renee Dahlen

We may not "get out" of our chronic illnesses, as Stockdale got out of the camp, but then again......we may. We cannot get stuck in "life stinks" and neither can we live in denial about our circumstances. Living in the moment and what it brings....while seeking a better tomorrow. Optimism laced with reality. Balance...Balance...
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Through the Eyes of Illness, by Linda Olley

Twenty-Six years ago, a mysterious invasion of my body (the body snatcher) occurred without advance notice or permission! What was this “monster?” Enjoying perfect health until age 40, the intruder struck like a bolt of lightening in a thunderous storm. Unable to lift my head off of the pillow one morning, feeling like it was in a pressure cooker about to explode, along with a sore throat, chills, fever of 103- I asked, “What was happening to me”?
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