Tag Archive | Lyme Disease Challenge

May 2016 Trip to Capitol Hill, IDSA Headquarters, and Lyme Policy and Science Forum

Each May, The Mayday Project hosts a rally outside of the Infectious Disease Society of America’s Headquarters in Arlington, VA, to raise public awareness for Lyme Disease and for the damage being done by the outdated and dangerously flawed IDSA Lyme Disease Treatment Guidelines, and to fight for change. Patients travel from around the region […]

Lyme Disease Challenge Week One Highlights and Appreciation Post (Celebrities & Media)

By Angela D June 3, 2015 Leave a comment

As you’ll read farther down, this post was written during week four of the Lyme Disease Challenge (which launched March 2015). There was so much more to cover than this that I set it aside until I had “time” to do it justice. Now, at the beginning of June 2015, even in it’s less-than-thorough-enough state, […]

Thanking Doc Ivan ~ Honorary Lyme Warrior

By Angela D May 28, 2015 Leave a comment

My kids and I saw the Lyme Disease Challenge video that Doc Ivan did for Sheila Bush (No Relation) when it first came out and got a huge kick out of it. A big tough guy taking time for our cause made us smile. It was one of the first celebrity videos in my album […]

Christopher’s Videos About the Lyme Disease Challenge (ChrisBitesLyme)

By Angela D February 24, 2015 1 Comment

I posted in early 2015 about about Christopher’s New Year’s Resolution, as emailed to me by his third grade teacher, to raise awareness for Lyme Disease through a gaming channel he plans to start on YouTube. He also, very sweetly, planned to donate 99% of his profits to Lyme Disease awareness, using the other 1% […]

Lyme Disease Challenge Starts March 1 ~ How to Get Ready

By Angela D February 17, 2015 2 Comments

You can help “Take a Bite Out of Lyme” starting March 1, 2015, but you can do any or all of the following starting right now:

My Son’s New Year’s Resolution for Lyme Awareness

By Angela D January 13, 2015 5 Comments

My son’s teacher took the time to type and email my son’s resolution from a project in class, and it truly melts my heart. It’s certainly not easy for either of my kids to have a mom with Lyme disease. Christopher’s Resolution ~ (9 years old, 3rd grade) My New Year’s resolution is to finally […]