Music has the ability to comfort us and help us to process things we can’t understand. Here’s another playlist filled with motivation and hope for those who are living with chronic illness and still continue to keep going. Warrior- Avril Lavigne Favorite lyric: ‘Cause I’m a warrior, I fight for my life/ Like a soldier […]
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A Motivational Playlist for Chronic Illness Warriors

Everybody has bad days, but people with chronic illness seem to have the most bad days. If you’re having a good day, maybe you’ll dance along. If you’re in need of some motivation to get out bed, we hope this will help. If you’re just in need of some positivity, we’ve got you covered. Here […]
12 Songs Every Person With Chronic Illness Can Relate To

Music can transcend us from our current state and heal the wounds medicine can’t touch. That’s why we created a playlist curated with special care for those struggling with chronic illness like Lyme disease. From relatable to sad to inspirational, this playlist has it all. The Remedy (I Won’t Worry)- Jason Mraz Favorite lyric: The […]
13 Things Only a Lymie Would Understand

There’s a lot being said about Lyme. There’s a lot that isn’t being said about Lyme. No matter how many people attempt to comment on Lyme disease, you just don’t get it until you get it. Here’s a list of things only Lymies would understand. You can’t just push through it Assuming people have the […]
Why Lyme Disease is on the Rise

Is Lyme disease really becoming more common? According to recent research, Lyme is actually predicted to increase by over 20 percent. The top reason people attribute to Lyme becoming more common is a warmer climate. As the climate changes, ticks are out longer (as temperature exceeds freezing) and that their hosts may be changing and/or […]
Chronic Lyme: The Top 3 Things People Don’t Understand

While Lyme disease has become widely known for its being caused by ticks and its variety of symptoms, few truly understand what Chronic Lyme is and how it affects people every day. Here are the top 3 things many people don’t yet understand about Chronic Lyme: 1)There is continuous debate over whether Chronic Lyme even […]
Two new Lyme tests predicted to be more accurate and faster at detecting Lyme disease announced in 2018. Should we be so quick to get our hopes up?

In a recent research study conducted by Rutgers University , researchers found ways to detect Lyme disease bacteria, Borrelia burgdorferi, weeks sooner than currently used tests (ELISA and Western blot). “The new tests that directly detect the Lyme agent’s DNA are more exact and are not susceptible to the same false-positive results and uncertainties associated […]