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).
Becca
October 20, 2014: Met the wonderful Becca and her extremely supportive husband, Rog. Knowing Becca from Twitter for the past year and a half, I knew we would be meeting special people, but we never expected such a nerd-tastically awesome couple. Not even Lyme can keep Becca from showing her WHOvian and Potterhead pride and while our interview took its toll on her, Becca's determination to continue despite pain showed that she truly is bigger on the inside. Once an avid figure skater, Becca now struggles just to get out of bed, but despite the difficult challenges these two have faced early on in their marriage, Becca and Rog are looking forward to the day when she is well enough again for the two to celebrate a second honeymoon and kickstart the next chapter of their lives together. We had such a lovely time with these two and can't wait to see them again!