Before Lyme disease, I was an avid gardener. My yard reflected this with small areas of shrubs herbs, flowers and a vegetable garden that fed us all summer and fall. Now I focus on container gardening. I focus on growing
Pandemic Triggers A Lyme Fear Flashback
I was kind of surprised at my response to suggestions to stay home and shelter in place. My anxiety flared and I was having visions of myself stuck in a MRI tube. (Not good visions bad ones.) All the fear
4 Reasons Lyme Infects Families
Remember that song “It’s a Family Affair?” It, for my family is Lyme. Both my husband and I both love the outdoors, walked, hiked, and gardened ourselves into tick-borne illness and coinfections. Unfortunately, Lyme infects families, and will often show
Protect Yourself From Lyme Ticks Are Out
If you don’t have Lyme you don’t want it. If you have it you don’t want to be reinfected. I write about this every year because the best way I know to deal with Lyme disease is to never get
Want To Move More Mowing Deters Ticks
This has been a tough summer to keep up with lawn mowing. I like to move more mowing to accomplishing a real thing and get exercise. In New England yard work is a constant part of home maintenance. Where I