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Lyme Disease Activism Through the Years
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items I don't know what it will take for the medical community to recognize Chronic Lyme but here are some of the things we have done throughout the years.
Take a look at the picturs of the NCY Lyme rally for the Worldwide Lyme Protest. Doctors spoke, patients told their stories and many patients gathered to try to change the way Lyme disease is tested for, treated and ignored.
New York City Worldwide Lyme Disease Awareness Campaign
This event was organized to " uplift and unite" the Lyme sufferers in Utah. They were able to get a 3 minute news clip regarding the ULDA organization and the disease.
Utah in the Worldwide Lyme Protest!
In 2013, on May 10 & 11th, several countries and states united to protest to bring about awareness of Lyme Disease. This is pictures from Kansas events.
Kansas in the Worldwide Lyme Protest
Here are all the people that came together to bring awareness to Lyme disease in Ohio on May 13th 2013.
Worldwide Lyme Disease Awareness Protest~ Ohio
There have been a couple years where Lyme patients across the United States tied up lime green ribbons in their yards and towns and changed their porch lightbulb to lime green for Lyme awareness.
Ribbons Across American and Green Porch Lights
Here are pictures from the worldwide Lyme Protest in Albany, NY. They had many speakers and patients show up for a day of Lyme awareness!
Lyme Disease Awareness Rally at the NYS Capitol in Albany, NY
Here are some pictures from the rally in Blacksburg Virginia called, “Lights Up for Lyme”. See all the signs, posters and the event that took place to bring about Lyme awareness.
Lyme Warrior | LET'S GO, BLACKSBURG!!! 💚🎉 We're teaming ...
On May 11th in 2013 many Lyme patients gathered to protest about the lack of accurate Lyme testing, lack of treatment and asking the CDC to take chronic Lyme disease seriously.
Worldwide Lyme Disease Awareness Protest in Napa California
Kentucky held educational events like Lyme disease awareness booths and turned their front porches green for Lyme disease awareness.
Kentucky~ Worldwide Lyme Disease Awareness Protest
Michigan held their event in Lansing Mi at Lansing City Market for Lyme disease Awareness. You can check out their pictures here.
Michigan- Worldwide Lyme Disease Awareness Protest
A special thanks goes out to Kenneth Mercure and Cheryl Monahan for coordinating this event! Rest in Peace Cheryl. <3
Massachusetts- Worldwide Lyme Disease Awareness Protest
On May 11th there was a Worldwide Lyme disease Protest held in Napa Valley Exposition 575 3rd Street, Napa, California 94559 to bring about awareness of Lyme disease.
Worldwide Lyme Disease Awareness Protest in Napa California
Here are the picture the pictures from the Maine Worldwide Lyme Protest. Patients lined the streets with signs asking for help with better testing and recognition from the CDC.
Maine in the Worldwide Lyme Protest
Florida had a couple Lyme Awareness Events and many people participated in the Ribbons and Green Light Campaigns. They even made a huge tick in the sand!
Florida joins the Worldwide Protest!
San Francisco IDSA protest with signs, patients, doctors, Lyme foundations and other random events.
TOUCHED BY LYME: Re-cap of San Francisco IDSA protest
Lyme Patients from all over the United States all gathered in Freedom Plaza in Washington DC to rally for Lyme Disease Awareness.
Mayday 2013 Random Clips, Flash Mob" Die In" and "March Around the White House"
A video I made with some of my friend who also have Lyme disease telling our stories.
Faces Of Lyme Rock Music Version.wmv
Video shot at The Mayday Project. A protest done by Lyme patients at the IDSA headquarters in Arlington Virgnia.
The Mayday Project
Here is a Lyme disease awareness protest we did at the Capitol in Madison Wisconsin to ask for help with this disease as it's testing is faulty, and doctors refuse to acknowledge it.
Madison Lyme Rally 2014
Here are some of the pictures and videos from the 2013 Chicago, Illinois Worldwide Lyme Protest.
Worldwide Lyme Disease Protest 2013 Chicago
Here are pictures and videos from the Boston Lyme Disease protest where we asked the IDSA to admit the Lyme tests are faulty and treatment guidelines are hurting people around the world.
IDSA Protest
This was pictures from a Lyme Disease Awareness walk that was done in Barrington Illinois to bring with educational material and raffles to help spread Lyme awareness done by Lyme Support Network.
Lyme Support Network Group
This is a video with a compilation of all the pictures I have of different Lyme disease awareness events across the world.
Activism Events