As one who was “Bitten” in 1985 and diagnosed in 1987, I have 39 years of experience . I simply live with half of the health I once had.
Having grown up on Fish Hatcheries in
Idaho as a child we often had ticks on our bodies. We removed them. We never became ill.
In 1985 while hiking in Prince William Forest I was the unaware meal of a tiny sesame seed size tick. I didn’t discover it until 2days later while bathing in Frankfurt , Germany after a business flight on pan Am. Wow, a tiny tick??? No problem. Removed it and thought no more about it… it took a year of strange symptoms to wear me down. Finally in SFO I could not rise from my bed. Long long long story.
Now at 78 I relive the ugly story and deal with it pretty much as has any other victim, I read “Bitten” when it first came out. I have friends who have “agent Orange” in their families. I have many friends or friends who have suffered years with “Lyme” disease.
What we shove deep inside in order to deal is a rage that even we cannot face.
Money, lost time, half a physical health and lies lies lies. Many who tried to help were demeaned as unfit medical practitioners . We know the truth.
Slimy governments never change. But,
the guilty know just as they knew when they dumped ticks on sugar cane workers that the victims would not have the energy to fight. Those of us who have been at “half-mast” since becoming ill are more than angry. The rest of the world was made more aware by Ms. Newby’s fine and brave research. The saddest thing is that the victims live with the damage. The liars pocket the money. Shame has no meaning. And today… neither does “truth. “
As one who was “Bitten” in 1985 and diagnosed in 1987, I have 39 years of experience . I simply live with half of the health I once had.
Having grown up on Fish Hatcheries in
Idaho as a child we often had ticks on our bodies. We removed them. We never became ill.
In 1985 while hiking in Prince William Forest I was the unaware meal of a tiny sesame seed size tick. I didn’t discover it until 2days later while bathing in Frankfurt , Germany after a business flight on pan Am. Wow, a tiny tick??? No problem. Removed it and thought no more about it… it took a year of strange symptoms to wear me down. Finally in SFO I could not rise from my bed. Long long long story.
Now at 78 I relive the ugly story and deal with it pretty much as has any other victim, I read “Bitten” when it first came out. I have friends who have “agent Orange” in their families. I have many friends or friends who have suffered years with “Lyme” disease.
What we shove deep inside in order to deal is a rage that even we cannot face.
Money, lost time, half a physical health and lies lies lies. Many who tried to help were demeaned as unfit medical practitioners . We know the truth.
Slimy governments never change. But,
the guilty know just as they knew when they dumped ticks on sugar cane workers that the victims would not have the energy to fight. Those of us who have been at “half-mast” since becoming ill are more than angry. The rest of the world was made more aware by Ms. Newby’s fine and brave research. The saddest thing is that the victims live with the damage. The liars pocket the money. Shame has no meaning. And today… neither does “truth. “
Lyme Disease is the Great Masquerader of the 21st Century. It is behind most if not all Neurological disorders and Autoimmune issues we face today.
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Your book, "Bitten" was terrific. Your SubStack posts are fantastic. Thank you.
IMHO, until the true source of Lyme and Lyme co-infections is revealed, the medical industry will remain the useful idiots for the coverup.