LymeDiseaseChallenge
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Collaboration. Hope. Change. Join our grassroots campaign #LymeDiseaseChallenge to spread awareness and hope #LDC #takeabiteoutoflyme
Joined October 2014
We’re very sorry for your loss @LiamCoen and thank you for bravely sharing your story. Beth will not be forgotten. 💚
Sadly, Beth Coen, the mother of #Jaguars head coach @LiamCoen, tragically lost her battle with chronic Lyme disease at the age of 46. May she rest in eternal peace. This heartbreaking story highlights the perils of inadequate early treatment and the lack of effective remedies
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🧵1/6 Mounting evidence is backing up what I've been saying for years now: That other infections can reactivate bartonella, which has major implications for Long Covid patients. See thread to follow:👇
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It was 15 yrs ago that my life changed forever. If I could’ve given my younger self a message, back then, it’d be: You’re not defined by what’s broken, & most of what’s broken can be healed. You’re not a victim. You have agency over your mind & body. You will overcome.
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Wishing you @jtimberlake the best as you recover from Lyme disease. We are here to provide support and resources. Thank you for spreading much needed awareness. 💚🍋🟩
.@jtimberlake reveals ‘debilitating’ Lyme disease diagnosis after tour backlash https://t.co/SqoKiAMKoX Justin Timberlake kindly supported the Lyme Disease Challenge @LymeChallenge, Take a Bite out of Lyme campaign in 2014.
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In addition to profound human suffering, Lyme+ comes at a tremendous cost. 2015 Johns Hopkins study found total direct medical costs attributable to Lyme could be up to $1.3B/yr. This does NOT take into account costs associated with missed work and disability. @DOGE @DrOzCMS
What was conspicuously omitted from the recommendations? Addressing chronic infections. Nearly 500K Americans are infected each year with Lyme, up to a third of which suffer chronic symptoms per Johns Hopkins study. Ticks and other vectors also transmit Bartonella, Babesia,
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🎙️ My latest podcast is 👀 😱 🚨 YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED🚨 I recently solicited questions from you for a top virologist/bioweapons expert and here we go… From being wrongfully accused of the 2001 anthrax attacks to newly-appointed Senior Medical Advisor at HHS and Director
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👋🏼 . @danaparish will be interviewing legendary Lyme MD, Joe Burrascano, this week for our Ticktective podcast. Perfectly-timed for Lyme Awareness Month! Please post your questions below!
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https://t.co/0SZjZSNPNq 2025 YTD canine data pictured below. Does Lyme look rare or nonexistent to you?
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May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month This post is for the ER doctor and pediatrician that told parents this week that there is "no Lyme in Florida." Due to poor awareness and training, doctors refuse to timely prescribe antibiotics for known tick bites even with symptoms and
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*MORE INFO ON TICKS* Check out the *IT'S TICK SEASON* episode of @PublicHealthPod + Q&A of TICK INFO & podcast highlights w/Nicole Baumgarth @nbaumgarth, Director of the @JohnsHopkins Lyme and Tickborne Diseases Research and Education Institute (LTDBI) https://t.co/bTY8ABR4ar
"In the U.S., 90% of all diseases caused by getting bitten by something—including mosquitoes—are actually caused by ticks. Lyme disease is by far the most common vector-borne disease in the U.S."
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Testing and treatment grants open on May 15th! Learn more about our granting programs at https://t.co/LVT8gfhM1N
#lymedisease #lymetreatment #LymeDiseaseAwarenessMonth
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Looking for some merch for Lyme Disease Awareness Month? Be sure to check out @ProjectLyme's store: https://t.co/EvQFtK56Nr
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Chronic Lyme is Real. #wemustfindacure
Lyme bacteria are found in: 1. Humans despite years of antibiotics 2. Mice, dogs, & monkeys despite "curative" antibiotics 3. Clean ticks after feeding on "post-Lyme patients" And we can't even kill Lyme bacteria in the test tube with the antibiotics claimed to cure us.🧐
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⚠️ Tis the season! A recent study from Dartmouth revealed that HALF of adult blacklegged ticks in the Northeast carry Lyme! This makes tick checks essential. 🕷️✅
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Sadly, you'll likely never hear this from a rheumatologist. 🧵1/5 Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) & hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). In this case series, 3 RA patients were treated with HBOT for other reasons & noticed benefits to RA: https://t.co/srIiwT6oR9
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, erosive, symmetrical inflammatory disease that can progress to synovial destruction, severe disability and premature mortality. Immunotherapies, while benefi...
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Fascinating interview. Now let's relate the discussion to Lyme disease (once described by the brilliant, late Dr. Neil Spector as the infectious disease equivalent of cancer). Lyme knocks the immune system out of balance by impairing natural killer cells, suppressing the immune
Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong is a surgeon who made billions inventing cancer drugs. He says that Covid, and the vaccines that didn’t stop it, are likely causing a global epidemic of terrifyingly aggressive cancers. (0:00) Why Are Cancer Rates Rising in Young People? (6:16) What Is
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You’re probably low in potassium and it’s wrecking your energy, sleep and mood. Everyone’s talking about magnesium. But potassium? Crickets And that’s a big problem Let’s break it down:
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Newly confirmed NIH Director, Stanford Professor @DrJBhattacharya MD PhD, wrote a compelling review of @krisnewby's book Bitten - The Secret History of Lyme Disease and Biological Weapons. It is time to declassify records and focus on helping the millions of impacted patients
The Senate voted to confirm Jay Bhattacharya, a Stanford University health economist and physician, to lead the National Institutes of Health
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Throwback to 3/25/2015 - unfortunately #Lyme patients are still fighting for accurate diagnostics, effective treatments, and insurance coverage for treatment for ongoing symptoms. #wemustfindacure #lymediseasechallenge #takeabiteoutoflyme
Lyme Disease sucks! I challenge @TraceAdkins @joshgroban & @kennychesney to take the #lymediseasechallenge! http://t.co/Vn6w8IYUPs
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Marissa has endured a wide range of debilitating symptoms caused by Lyme disease & coinfections. Over the course of 3 years, she saw 18 doctors & received 6 false diagnoses before finding answers. Now she is sharing her experience & treatments she tried with our community. ✍️
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