Mary McDonnell Talk On Lyme Disease at Columbia U.

Mary McDonnell is the spokesperson for the Lyme Disease Association (www.lymediseaseassociation.org). Here is her keynote address for the opening of the new Columbia University Chronic Lyme Disease Center. Also be sure to check out: www.lymediseasefilm.com "Under Our Skin: The Untold Story of Lyme Disease"

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[11moonelf]

i am humbled. i worked in health care in the west for a long time and sadly not surprised at the response she mentions. mary is a good teacher! a marvelous job done to bring increased awareness to this issue.

[gwennaelle1107]

I did not know this disease until I typed up Mary McDonnell on youtube because I was looking for BSG videos. I looked what this is on wiki. Thank you tvcee15 for this. I'll be a little less ignorant when the day ends today. It makes me so grateful for my health.

[godduss73]

I 2 was looking up BattleStar Galatica vids when I came upon this video.Holy serendipity I have been suffering from a diagnosis of Fibromyalgia for 8 years with no relief.I do remember a tick that long ago,which I found snug in my bathing suit top that I wore over night and found the next afternoon.I pulled it out of my breast,not thinking anything about it!Just that it was gross and freaky.Now after watching this,which I just started to sob,because this is my life and now Im goin 2 get tested!

[WatchMeGoDown]

Educate yourself about this!! I've been sick for a long time and misdiagnosed for years. Lost everything :( THIS IS SERIOUS and WAY more common than people possibly understand!!

I cried listening to this. So many things strike a chord. EDUCATE YOURSELF ABOUT LYME DISEASE> It's killing us.....

[yootoobrob]

@gwennaelle1107 Opposite way round for me... big BSG fan but actually I was just looking for lyme videos because I have it and found this - was pretty surprised to find the President of the Colonies giving a talk on lyme! haha

[rowansart]

I have recently come to find that I may have had this for ten years or more. My heart is broken for sure. Nobody believes me and I didn't believe myself until the symptoms were so far along I couldn't deny it. I experience this pain in the muscles etc. I'm so sick these days I can't get out of bed. My family just thinks I'm delusional and they abandoned me. I had to fail out of school last term. I can't cope anymore.

Where do we go?

[NextTenMinutes]

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

[iamshebear777]

@marieatthelake

Thank You soo very much

[marieatthelake]

@iamshebear777 My child is a cop in a CT town. Go to lymenet dot (org) to the flash discussion then to doctor seek. You need a Lyme Literate MD.

[marieatthelake]

@adickst I grew up in Milford. Who has that test? Are the LLMDs offering it?

[iamshebear777]

Gee Thanks so much.....I use to live not far away now I live east of Hartford.....

I so appreciate this. I did discover that I was tested 2x in August of 99 and the tests were negative and now it is like 11 years later.

I am a retired cop and this kills me to be in so much pain and I do not take pain meds except once in awhile Aleve.

Thank You ever so much......

[adickst]

@iamshebear777

There is a new Lyme test available in Milford CT. Just "google" LYME DNA TEST MILFORD CT for details.