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New Wisconsin Lyme Websites
I wanted to let people know that there are a few new Lyme websites listed on the right hand side of this page.
- One of them was called Lyme Events but now is called What is Lyme, and it’s a website listing events from all over the place that relate to Lyme Disease. Information about the disease and many co-infections. A big thank you to Lisa for putting this together. It’s a great resource. The link below goes to the Wisconsin portion but the site has listings from other states and countries too.
- The second is the Wisconsin Lyme Network website. It even has a chat room. This is a developing website because it is so new so it is a bit bare right now. But, go check it out, because it already has some great info on it. Both of the sites are put together by volunteers. A big thank you to Rhonda for letting us use the WisconsinLyme domain name. She has the “.com” version and the new “.net” version is based off of it. Hopefully this will become a clearing house of sorts for Wisconsin Lyme resources and information. Rhonda has put on several events including a Lyme bike ride and Under Our Skins documentary screenings and the “.com” site still has information on past events she organized.
May is Lyme Disease awareness month
May is Lyme Disease awareness month in many states. For the month of May the goal is to get awareness out in any way you can. Trish Mcleary started this two years ago with her, “Ribbons Across America” project.
Basically, we want to paint your town Lyme green. This project is nice because people suffering from Lyme that are really sick and stay home can participate by decorating their yard.
Here’s some ideas fro May:
- Tie Lyme green ribbons all over your yard. You can write down Lyme websites on these ribbons, or sayings like, “Denying Lyme is a Cryme!”
- Get your town’s permission to tie up these ribbons on phone poles.
- Drop off LDA brochures for convenient stares, gas stations, schools to hand out.
- Tack up LDA or ILADS brochures on any local bulletin boards.
- Order signs for your yard saying things like Pass our Lyme Bills HR1179 so that Lyme Doctors don’t get in trouble for treating us!
- Go to local places and hand out Lyme fliers and green ribbons.
- Wear your Lyme green Lyme t-shirts!
- Contact newspapers, TV stations, and any other media
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