At_a_Glance-August_2019 Go here for Newsletter
Highlights:
- WLN needs volunteers. See link for details
- Polly Murray, the woman who reported the unusual illness in her community which later was determined to be Lyme disease, passed away on July 16, 2019.
- The new Lyme clinic in Northern WI is raising money and hopes to open soon
- Bay Area Lyme Foundation has restarted their nationwide tick testing program.
- Bipartisan Lyme bills are being considered in Wisconsin.
- A reminder to consider participating in MyLymeData
- A New source of financial aid for Lyme patients
- Help spread education in WI by purchasing pretreated socks from WLN
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For more:
Tick-born Illness Center of Excellence: https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2019/01/11/wisconsin-tick-borne-illness-center-of-excellence/
https://www.howardyoungfoundation.org/Howard-Young-Foundation-In-the-News/tick-center.html
https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2019/07/02/wisconsin-public-radio-on-tick-borne-illness-center-of-excellence/ Interview with Andy Kogelnik, the doctor in charge of the new center.
Wisconsin Lyme bills: https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2019/05/29/lawmakers-create-bills-to-bite-back-against-lyme-disease-wisconsin/
https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2019/08/16/public-hearing-video-on-wi-lyme-bills-315-316/
