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).
Lydia
October 28, 2014: Met up with twenty year old Lyme Warrior Lydia in Scranton, Pennsylvania at the beautiful Nay Aug Park. After coming down with mono at the end I her senior year of high school, Lydia continued to struggle with progressive and debilitating symptoms for two years, leading up to her recent Lyme diagnosis in June of 2014. After fatigue, anxiety and difficulties with concentration forced her to drop out of college one semester into her Freshman year, Lydia was dismissed by doctors who prescribed her antidepressants and told her to take Vitamin D and "just to cardio." It wasn't until her mother started researching Lyme Disease and took her to an LLMD that she was properly diagnosed and finally started receiving treatment for her serious symptoms. Lydia is looking forward to a full recovery and hopes to work in floral design once she's kicked her Lyme symptoms to the curb.