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May Day!

Today is May 1st. While some people at my liberal arts college might be excited for their nudity-ridden May Day traditions, that is not the focus of my excitement today.

Today is the first day of Lyme Disease Awareness Month! For the next 31 days, communities brought together by this terrible disease will work tirelessly to bring awareness, education, funds, and advocacy to this important issue. These patients and activists work year round but this month is the time for everyone else to join them.

I will be continuing using my social media platform and this blog to spread awareness all month long. I will also be participating in a 5K for Lyme Nat Cap on May 15th. Across the country, there will be many many other events for you or your allies to partake in. Fighting chronic Lyme can be isolating and devastating but we are not alone in this fight! I hope we can all come together this May to move forward, closer to a world without Lyme!

Events to look forward to:

Monday
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Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
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First day of the Lyme Disease “Take a bite out of Lyme” Challenge
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Two Frogs Healing Center-Getting Rid of #Lyme –Frederick, Maryland


Life in Lyme Light
Share your story
Fact Friday: Share a Lyme fact on social media
Lyme Disease Conference at Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY
Story Spotlight Sunday!
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#MancrushMonday
Thank you to Justin Timberlake
Worldwide Lyme Disease (and co-infection) Protest

ME/CFS/Lyme Day!
#May12
Fact Friday: Share a Lyme fact on social media
Tick-borne Disease Patient Symposium, Lancaster, PA

2nd Annual Lyme Disease Awareness 5K –Clover, SC
Loudon Lyme 5K/10K/1K Race

Story Spotlight Sunday!
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May Day Project Conference
Rally!
May Day Project Conference
May Day Project Conference
Story Spotlight Sunday!
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Lyme Disease Benefit for Tick-Borne Disease Resource Center
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Fact Friday: Share a Lyme fact on social media
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Story Spotlight Sunday!







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Lyme Disease Awareness recap!





































I will also be hosting several guest bloggers who I've met throughout my journey to health including fellow patients, helpful doctors, and the CEO and co-founder of a patient driven PICC cover company.

Please feel free to share your stories with me or tell me about events going on this month that I missed! Good luck, warriors!

Join my team!

The May Day Project

May Day CDC Rally!

Lyme Disease Conference at Binghamton University

Tick-borne Disease Patient Symposium, Lancaster, PA

Lyme Disease Benefit

Getting Rid of #Lyme Disease Pain, Fatigue, and Mental Fog

2nd Annual Lyme Awareness 5K SC

Worldwide Lyme Protest

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