Hello
The more I get fitter again, the more I have the time and ability to think about Lyme in new ways. I am getting increasingly frustrated at the lack of awareness of the illness, its causes and symptoms, testing and treatment.
I work outdoors, and since my own diagnosis have been doing my best to tell everyone in the same field as me about it all. I find that most people still think you can only have Lyme with a rash, and that you can't get it unless the tick has been attached for 24 hours. This was one of the reasons I took so long to get diagnosed - I had been led to believe this too, and always checked my tick bites for these signs. When I didn't get a rash I assumed I didn't have Lyme.
Anyway, through individually spreading info, I have managed to get several others diagnosed in the last few months. I have also put posters up at work and am due to do a presentation to everyone in my office about the illness. I feel that I am making a big difference locally, but want to do more. I hate the thought of people being ill for years, even decades, without the chance to know the truth about Lymes.
Any ideas?????