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Lyme Support Gr…
Lyme Support Group September 29 October 6 November3 December 1 6 – 9 pm Christ Lutheran Church 910 North Avenue Millvale, PA 15209 pghlyme@gmail.com A new Lyme Support group is getting started in the...
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A Training Plateau
We’ve reached a training plateau. It seems as if Gryffin isn’t really learning anything new right now. Perhaps I’m just unmotivated, as I’m feeling outstandingly well. Or perhaps it’s the constant time...
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Strain-based immunity?
Strain-based immunity? This news article highlights results from a study exploring whether people exposed to a particular strain of Lyme disease are immune to that strain for any length of time. The...
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Life without major relapses
It’s been about 2 years now since I had a major relapse (meaning weeks and weeks of more severe symptoms). This is huge — it means that I am willing to take risks like signing up for a work trip,...
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Re-Post: Ask your senators to co-sponsor Lyme disease bill (S. 1503)
Senators Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) have introduced the bipartisan Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Prevention, Education and Research Act of 2015 (S. 1503). (from LymeDisease.org)...
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Slipping between the cracks
In the last week, I have met or heard about three different cases of younger individuals who either died or were very ill with a combination of diseases that cause neurological and physical symptoms. I...
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Lyme Research Progresses
As a scientist with Lyme disease, the early years of my illness were distinguished by a frustrating lack of information in the published literature. I had to really dig to find relevant literature, and...
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New Goals for the Blog
If you’ve visited me recently at gotlyme.wordpress.com you may have noticed that we have a bit of a new look (and that we can now also be found at pghlyme.org). This blog was slowing down, and I made...
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My experience with Mold in the home
If you have Lyme disease then you’ve probably asked the question at some point whether or not mold in your home is contributing to your health problems. It’s an extremely difficult question to answer....
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Help Pass Federal Legislation
I know our collective political attention is focused on the presidential election at the moment, but the day to day acts of government and citizenship also deserve our attention. The Lyme community is...
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