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TORONTO – Canadian pop star Avril Lavigne says she’s recovering from a months-long battle with Lyme disease. The Napanee, Ont.-raised singer-songwriter tells People magazine she was diagnosed with a severe case of the disease last fall. In an exclusive cover story on the magazine’s website, the 30-year-old says she was bedridden for five months. View…
TORONTO — Avril Lavigne has revealed she was bedridden for five months suffering from Lyme disease. “I felt like I couldn’t breathe, I couldn’t talk and I couldn’t move,” the Canadian singer told People. “I thought I was dying.” Lavigne said she felt lethargic and lightheaded for months but didn’t know why. She finally got…
All of Nova Scotia is endemic for Lyme disease says Brenda Sterling-Goodwin Brenda Sterling-Goodwin joins us to discuss ticks and Lyme disease. Listen to radio show
Near Kingston, ON- For the first time Kingston, Frontenac and Lennon & Addington (KFL&A) Public Health Region is taking matters into its own hands by dragging for ticks, or ‘active surveillance.’ “Lyme disease has become established now in Eastern Ontario. This was not a concern 10 years ago and now it is a health concern,” said…
Lyme disease is bad enough. But it’s just the beginning of a host of odd and ugly diseases ticks transmit, public health officials are finding Sep 24, 2014 | By Marianne Lavelle and The Daily Climate Ticks that spread Lyme disease don’t always deliver their misery neat. They can serve up a cocktail of pathogens with one infectious bite….
Canada is under pressure to show leadership as Lyme spreads, but its ‘action plan’ shows it’s out of touch Anne Kingston July 30th, 2014 The term “litterbug” was popularized in the 1950s in public service announcements produced by Keep America Beautiful, a non-profit composed of government agencies, citizens, and corporations—Philip Morris, Anheuser-Busch and Coca-Cola, among them….
MARK HUME VANCOUVER — The Globe and Mail Published Tuesday, Sep. 09 2014, 8:00 AM EDT Saying she was frustrated because patients weren’t being adequately diagnosed or treated for Lyme disease, Liz Zubek quit British Columbia’s new Complex Chronic Disease Program (CCDP) in June. Now, Dr. Zubek has teamed up with Lyme disease patients in a crowdfunding project to pay…
Lyme disease victim Nicole Bottles shares her story of abuse from within the Canadian medical system in her struggles with Lyme disease that has left her to date, still in a wheel chair. Also, Green Party Leader and member of parliament, Elizabeth May discusses Nicoles situation and her provate members Bill C-442 that is in…
Read the article in Healthwise magazine by clicking on link, then use the interactive reading tool by putting your cursor over the magazine. Use the arrows to go to page 42. Read full article
Joanne Schnurr, CTV Ottawa Published Monday, March 3, 2014 5:10PM EST Last Updated Monday, March 3, 2014 6:42PM EST A tiny bug is taking center stage at the House of Commons in Ottawa. Lyme disease is a debilitating illness caused by a deer tick. Now, the Green Party’s Elizabeth May is urging…
Host Dennis Bernstein interviews famous ‘Joy of Luck Club’ author Amy Tan about her struggles getting the diagnosis of Lyme Disease. Also, Dr. Steve Harris, the well known California Lyme Disease educated physician, is interviewed as well. Listen to Tan/Harris interview Very good interview and is only the beginning of more to come. The next show info is ……
On Thursday, October 10th, The Nature of Things with David Suzuki aired their episode on Lyme disease. https://www.cbc.ca/natureofthings/episodes/ticked-off-the-mystery-of-lyme-disease (only available for viewing inside Canada) We have had many comments while others have offered comments at the above link. The general consensus is that if any rational person watched Dr. Gary Wormser from the Infectious Disease…
Patients have to go to United States just to get a proper diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease. Too few voices are allowed to direct health care policy while excluding the victims and their experts. Watch the TV interview
David Leggett tells his story and pleads with the Canadian government to step up to the plate, support Bill C-442, pointing out that the government may not be living up to it’s federal mandate. Watch youtube video
Lyme disease is rapidly expanding according to Dr. Robbin Lindsay of the Canadian National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg. Most victims of Lyme disease and other experts suggest the only thing that is expanding is the pressure by victims upon government to stop underplaying this long prevalent disease in Canada. It has been shown for many years…
