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And The Results Are In... Co-Infection Poll 2016

6/5/2016

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And the results are in! During the month of May I thought it would be interesting to hold some polls on the blog & also on Twitter asking those with Lyme Disease which co-infections they have. There are SO many co-infections that often go hand in hand with Lyme Disease (I asked about 20), but I was curious which of those are the most common. As you can see, the web of having Lyme Disease can get so tangled when you throw in a host of other co-infections which stand in the way of total healing.

During the poll I asked patients to answer "Yes" if they have been formally diagnosed with the co-infection, and answer "Not yet, but suspected" if they have not been formally diagnosed, but strongly suspect it due to symptoms. I included that as an option because it is so hard to get conclusive testing for every last co-infection, and often times you or your Doctor may strongly suspect the presence of one before you are able to test. The dark blue represents the "Yes" responses, and the light blue on top are the "Suspected" cases.

The most commonly reported co-infection in polls across Twitter & this blog was Bartonella, followed in close second by Babesia. Thank you to everyone who voted in the polls on both platforms, I got an incredible response and had a really great sample size to work with. I hope this can also be informative to see the prevalence on a graph, and hopefully it can show the impact of how many layers "Lyme Disease" can truly have.

xoxo,
Christina

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Some Awareness & Media During The Month Of May

6/1/2016

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During May I did a few things, I spoke to a few media outlets, and if you'd like to listen/read to any of it I have attached and linked them here. I am so grateful for the platforms given to me to help spread awareness about Lyme Disease, and get the message out about to stay protected when going outdoors. I can't emphasize enough how much I don't want to make these things about me, but about the message. I always loved the saying, "Turn a mess into a message," and that's all I hope to do.

I did a morning radio show (which is linked above in video form) and it was streamed on iHeartRadio via iHeartMedia, so thank you immensely to them for giving it a large reach because friends and family all over the country could tune in to listen to it, and that was incredible. The whole interview was about 25 mins long so I had to scale it down to 10 mins to link it (if you hear any sound breaks, that's why). If you know me, then you know I'm pretty shy by nature and I don't claim to be a great public speaker. But I gave it my best go :) I'm very appreciative for the opportunity, thank you to everyone who made it possible

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Another thing I did was speak with The Daily Independent newspaper, and they blew me away when they put the story on Lyme Disease front and center in full color. I was utterly shocked, and humbled, and also very grateful for their kindness. If you'd like, you can read the interview HERE.

I spoke to a third publication, The Herald Dispatch, and they also did a feature piece on Lyme Disease and prevention. However as a quick side note, the article also spoke to an Infectious Disease Doctor who says the tick must be attached for 48 hours minimum to spread Lyme Disease, and this is FALSE. I have known countless individuals (easily over 40+ patients) who had ticks attached for as little as an hour or two and got Lyme or other tick borne illnesses. That's important to note, because some facts weren't quite right (It's Geranium oil, not Gardenia oil that repels ticks), but I am still very thankful that they chose to share about Lyme Disease. You can read that story HERE.


Thank you to everyone for your support, for reading, for educating, and for sharing this journey with me.

xoxo,
Christina


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