As Lyme Disease Awareness Month comes to a close I wanted to compile all the various things I shared across social media in one place. There were so many wonderful things going on all over to raise awareness, and as the voices grow each year I feel more confident that together we can enact change.
Lyme Loonies: Daily Cartoons & Illustrations
During May I tweeted daily cartoons and illustrations that speak to what Lyme Disease is, and how it affects patients (see thread). These were all illustrations from the hilarious and incredibly talented cartoonist David Skidmore. I met David many years ago and we became fast friends. I adored his illustrations from their inception, and I loved watching them go from a few cartoons on twitter to becoming a full book titled "Lyme Loonies." The title is a tongue in cheek joke of what one IDSA Doctor called Lyme patients. His book has been a massive hit, and if you don't own it yet I sincerely encourage you to pick up a copy on Amazon HERE. You can follow David's work on his Facebook page, HERE. Below is a slideshow of the illustrations I shared on twitter, and they were all taken from his book Lyme Loonies, which is chock full of hilarious and spot on cartoons. Thank you to David for allowing me to showcase his talent during the month of May!
Lyme Disease Challenge
More than 300,000 people will contract Lyme Disease each year, and yet the common two tier testing methods (ELISA & Western Blot) are less than 50% accurate. We desperately need proper testing to stop this epidemic from growing. I took the Lyme Challenge! If anyone else did the Lyme challenge I would LOVE to see it! Please leave a link to your post in the comment section below :)
Giveaway!
As May comes to a close I wanted to do a little giveaway for everyone who has been with me, following along and sharing this journey. So, I put together a prize pack (worth $130), and you can enter to win below! The contest is open June 1st-15th (2017). The winner will be announced here & also will be contacted via email for their mailing address. This is only open to U.S participants.
LymeDisease.Org Billboard
For Lyme Disease Awareness Month I partnered up with LymeDisease.Org for their billboard campaign. This billboard ran during May in Kentucky & was hopefully a useful tool in informing the public about Lyme Disease on a larger scale. Thank you so much to LymeDisease.Org!
If you did any kind of Advocacy during May, whether its the Lyme Challenge, a blog post, interview, photo etc I would genuinely LOVE to see it. Please do share a link in the comment section below so myself, and others reading will all be able to see it!
xoxo,
Christina
xoxo,
Christina
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