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).
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October 16, 2014:Rocked up to #KeegansPub last night with Molly - and her awesome family and was met with a lovely group of Lyme Warriors including their long time family friend, Mark, who agreed to sit with me today and share a bit of his story. Despite a week long hospital stay, and visits to many doctors including a rheumatologist, Mark was tipped off to Lyme by his dental hygienist, who urged him to find an LLMD when she heard about his "mysterious" illness. It wasn't until he went to share his ordeal with Molly's dad that he came to discover that Molly had been battling #LymeDisease too. Many thanks to Mark for taking the time out it his day to sit down with us and for sharing his experience so openly!