VVH-TV News -- Lyme Disease: Medical Nightmare (Part 2)

Lyme disease -- it has become epidemic on Long Island and much of the New
York Metropolitan Area, indeed across the United States. But as bad as the
illness has become, so has treatment for it -- health insurers have
discouraged long-term treatment for what is often a long-term illness.
Suffolk County Long Island Legislator Edward Romaine recently held a
public meeting on Lyme disease.
Eva Haughie, President, Empire State Lyme Disease Association. She has
had Lyme disease for nearly 20 years. Her association is based in Manorville. Dr. Joseph Burrascano, East Hampton, New York He is a pioneer in the
treatment of Lyme disease. And because of the push by medical insurers to
only cover short-term treatment -- two, three or four weeks of antibiotics
-- and Dr. Burrascano having developed a protocol for treating the many
people who are not cured in the short-term but have chronic Lyme disease,
he ended up being attacked. But he came through it and is regarded as a
major leader in the field. Staci Grodin, Co-Founder and President, Turn the Corner Foundation. A
Lyme Diseases victim, her Turn the Corner Foundation has raised over $2
million and funded important Lyme disease research. Sandy Berenbaum, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Brewster, New York. She
has specialized with working with those with chronic Lyme disease. Her
accounts were most poignant, and her explanation of why health
insurers balk at providing compensation for long-term treatment most illuminating. Diane Blanchard, President, Time for Lyme. A former resident of Westhampton, where she and members of her family contracted Lyme disease, she presently lives in Greenwich, Connectcut. Her organization, Time for Lyme, focuses on education and research. Suffolk County Health Commissioner Dr. Humayan Chaudhry. confirms how Lyme disease has become "endemic". Suffolk County Legislator Edward Romaine New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr., Sag Harbor, New York who
talks about the bill he has before the New York State Assembly requiring
health insurers to provide compensation for long-term treatment of Lyme
diseases -- a measure that has been bottled up in Albany. Shelter Island Town Supervisor Alfred Kilb, Jr. Shelter Island has long
been a particular hotspot for Lyme disease and Kilb describes Shelter
Islanders he knows with chronic cases of the disease.

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[sacredrivers]

Wow, great, great work folks.

Thank you for this excellent presentation of the truth an the facts. :)

[oldimsaguy]

As a Lyme sufferer here in NorCal, USA I condemn the beings that are manifesting themselves in the Health Insurance Industrial Complexes' denial of Lyme patients need for chronic medical care. May God strike you with the compassion that you charge people for. Criminals need to be held accountable!!

[Tickscorn]

Why was my comment not posted?

[Tickscorn]

I am from Long Island, originally, but moved to the west coast of Florida in 1977. I went doctor to doctor, when I could, for soooooo many years, being told the old "in your head" routine. They were sooooo mean. By 2007, I was near death, and I finally found the Infectious Disease Doc who saved my life, and has tried to help keep me alive. I was diagnosed with Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and Typhus. The Lyme was discovered after an MRI showed the brain lesions. (It's in my head now!)

[bobbcowart]

Excellent post. Thank you. Did you hear the line that nothing will change with insurance coverage until we get corporate money out of campaign contributions? Campaign finance reform is a must, if we want to reclaim our democracy and our health.

[TheDogRibs]

I can't listen to this because it is too upsetting. "The doctor laughed." It's time for a revolution against the medical industry in this country. The problem is they have money, power, discourse, and legal protection. If a doctor laughs at you, spit in his or her face.

[iLoveSydBarrett]

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do internet research on using SEA SALT for curing Lyme. I had it for seven months before I was diagnosed, and doxycycline only made me sicker. I took a shot of about 1/2 teaspoon of RAW SEA SALT in a small amount of water, and in only hours I felt better than I had in months! I continued this maybe three times a day for several days and it ended my Lyme. I take this "shot" every now and then just to be sure it stays gone. IT WORKS. DO RESEARCH. TELL THE PEOPLE!!

[ecftube]

Hey guys....PLEASE register at the Oprah Winfrey website and let her know how much you would like to see her do a show on Lyme disease. Dr. Oz thinks the "UNDER OUR SKIN" documentary is wonderful but a show about Lyme won't be done unless she sees lots of interest. Request that LLMDS and patients be the guests so that we can be heard. Also, Daryl Hall would make a great guest. WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER !

God Bless,

Elaine

[Prethenie]

"melikerns" idea to openeyepictures

The movie has brought much needed awareness, however, why don't you post a list of petitions,a list of political representatives that we can contact. Put the links on your page; this will make it easier for those who barely have the energy to move. Please

[Prethenie]

I read a book years ago, called "Sugar Blues" by William Dufty. An absolute read. He states that during the Bubonic Plague, the rich who could afford sugars, were dropping like flies, the poor country folk who could not, faired well.

[Prethenie]

Google....."Low Dose Naltrexone Homepage." And also here on You tube..."Controlling Lyme Disease," and see the LDN videos by "TropicalDawg" here as well. I have been using LDN, for just over a week now, and feel the need to pass the buzz. This is a drug that helps with the immune system, inflammation and endorphins. Eat as if you had a yeast problem, because Lyme loves what yeast loves. And no sugars of any kind..."Including Fruit!"

[Prethenie]

Hey texasdar, Beelined here. You tube...."Controlling Lyme Disease." I shared about my LDN, new experiment. I actually washed my car by hand today. There is something to the LDN. It helps kick in the immune system. And no sugar.