Lyme disease pointers please

[kinzel]

In the midst of all the celebration of my mother and step-father's 50th anniversary we discover a family member(neither of us), is diagnosed with AND suffering very much from Lyme disease to the point of being unable to travel 8 miles to be part of an event months in the planning.

We are looking for non-generic Lyme disease information, that is, for information and resources proven useful for someone you know, if not yourself. The victim is male, in his early fifties, generally an active and rugged out-door type with wide ranging interests... who is recently reduced to "hurting in places he didn't know he had" ... as his son reports it.

Generic information or resources localized for Maryland or the Mid-Atlantic might help as well.

We're on the road, have had a very mixed connectivity weekend, and may not be able to check in again until Tuesday or even Wednesday.

TIA!

Steve

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Thank you and a follow -on...

[kinzel.livejournal.com]

OK gang, thanks for the pointers and info.

Where we are now:

I have forwarded the information/links you gave me, and...

it turns out that a Lyme support group is available at our victim's workplace, a workplace with an excellent connection to a world-class hospital. Apparently everything so far is covered under prevailing health insurance as well.

So far the joint pain, and "memory-pains" of old injuries seems to be on-going problems, as well as a recurring fever.