When it comes to understanding the impact that Lyme Disease has on the lives of individuals and families, there’s no better source of reference than going straight to the proverbial horse’s mouth. That’s why in October of 2014, we launched “The Big Green Heart Tour” – a campaign to bring awareness to the eight hundred and twenty-two people diagnosed with Lyme Disease every single day.
In thirty days we traveled over 10,000 miles and interviewed more than seventy Lyme Fighters in over twenty states. And that was just our first trip! We hope to do many more. In fact, our goal is to show people the impact that one single day has on the lives of eight hundred and twenty-two people, which is why we’re going to keep planning trips until we’ve met and interviewed eight hundred and twenty-two Lyme Fighters.
Check out the gallery below to learn about the Lyme Fighters we’ve met so far (more pictures coming soon!)and subscribe to our YouTube channel to be the first to know when we’ve started posting the interviews (coming May 2015).
Laurel
October 13, 2014:Sorry, Lyme, but I've got a Big-Green-Heart-on for Laurel. I mean, I had a hunch this girl was going to be awesome (just check out her IG feed) but Laurel surpassed all expectations. Such a positive and beautiful soul! Pretty sure she's a "sister from another mister" because it felt like I was hanging out with a longtime friend. (She even made us friendship bracelets!!) It was such a pleasure sitting down to chat with her and I'm so grateful that she took the time to meet with us and to talk about some really important issues for those of us living with Lyme and other invisible illnesses. Sad we couldn't have stayed longer, but looking forward to visiting her and Seattle again.