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).
Zane
October 19, 2014:Gah! I've been excited to meet Lyme Warrior, Zane, ever since I stumbled across his IG account a few weeks ago and he was every bit as awesome as I'd expected. An avid athlete, Zane has had to put his college football career on hold while he recovers from Lyme Disease which had him barely able to walk and suffering from up to 13 seizures in one day. He's now taking time off from school and hopes to start up again next fall. In the meantime, he's seeing great results from his antibiotic therapy and is chomping at the bit to get back in the gym. Not only is Zane kicking Lyme butt, he's doing it with a healthy dose of optimism and it was so great to see him smiling in the face of such adversity. Props to his family for being such an amazing support system and to his mom whose relentless research helped Zane get a proper diagnosis and the treatment he needs.