About Lyme
Lyme
Disease starts with a bite from a tick carrying a spirochete bacteria known as Borrelia burgdorferi. If not
properly
diagnosed and treated early, the bacteria spreads throughout the body causing
numerous illnesses including Flu-Like Fevers, Migraines,
Chronic Joint and Muscle Pain, Fatigue, Heart
Palpitations, Dizziness, Vision, Hearing, and Memory Problems.
Despite being
discovered in 1976, rapidly spread by bird migration, and active in Ontario for
well over 20 years, the Chief Medical Officer of Health for Ontario
did not begin promoting public awareness about Lyme Disease
(short-term infection) and Chronic Lyme Disease (long-term
infection) until June, 2010. At present, although Lyme Disease
treatment has a very high success rate, Chronic Lyme
Disease is considered to have a low probability of being cured, and
for the most part, the medical approach being used is simply keeping
the
patients comfortable.
Aside from the individual pain that a patient
with Chronic Lyme goes through, what
is forever lost or ignored is the pain that the families of Chronic Lyme Disease patients go through
watching a loved one suffer. Alienated from medical assistance
as a result of the politics of the Canadian healthcare system,
the families of Canadians with Lyme end up paying a huge price.
The misdiagnosis of Lyme Disease not only destroys the person that
is ill, it causes huge financial burden, and in many cases,
completely breaks down the family unit.
To find out more,
- view the Let's Target Lyme
brochure,
Click Here.
- view the Let's Target Lyme
(FRENCH)
brochure,
Click Here.
- from the
Chief Medical Officer of Health,
Click Here.
- from the
Ministry of Health and
Long-Term Care,
Click Here.
To Learn
more about
Cycle for
Lyme Founder,
James Christie's,
21-year battle with Lyme Disease, please visit,
www.livingthelymelife.com