We asked Dr. John Aucott ➡️ "What were some of the highlights attending the 2024 Lyme Summit?"
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Volunteer SPOTLIGHT 🔦 Last week introduced you to our amazing volunteer, Becky! The reason she volunteers with the Alliance:
"To educate everyone about Lyme and other tick-borne illnesses so others will not become sick from it."
Thank you for all that you do!
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🫶As we wrap up the year and celebrate the warmth of the holiday season, all of us at the CNY Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Alliance want to extend our heartfelt gratitude for your support and dedication to raising awareness about tick-borne diseases.
💙While you’re enjoying cozy firesides or snowy walks this winter, did you know that ticks don’t take a holiday? Many species remain active even in cooler weather, hiding in leaf litter, brush piles, and tall grasses. Yes, ticks can even be a part of your favorite winter outdoor activities!
🌟This holiday season, let’s stay vigilant about our health and the health of our loved ones. Together, we can make 2025 a year of greater awareness and prevention.
🕯Thank you for being part of our community and supporting the mission to combat Lyme and tick-borne diseases. Here’s to a happy, healthy, and tick-smart New Year!
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🎄 Meet Becky! 😁 Our awesome volunteer.
💚 What motivates you to dedicate your time as a volunteer for the Lyme Alliance?
"I not knowingly was suffering from Chronic Lyme (after seeing many specialists over 20 years and tested negative…)
Our young granddaughter being dx with Lyme and Bartonella I don’t want to see others have to live the lives we are."
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Thank you Becky!!
We love you Becky Lunkenheimer!
In deep sadness, there are stories and profound inspiration.
We have just learned of the unexpected death of Eli MacDonald on November 25. Twenty years ago, after a rough start in life, Eli moved to Syracuse, began working outdoors where he found peace, and gradually pulled together a small crew of young people to have his same transformational experience. His Eli MacDonald Green Team eventually became the Onondaga Earth Corps (OEC), funded by The Gifford Foundation, which has hired 500 teens and young adults to date to live out his vision of environmental stewardship.
In June of this year, a chance encounter brought Eli and Lyme Alliance board member Anne Messenger together at an OEC fundraiser featuring bowls of Eli’s brother, renowned ceramicist David MacDonald, a past Alliance auction donor. Worlds met and two Lyme disease “survivors” found each other! Their introductory conversation turned into a longer one around the importance of education about the environment.
Eli readily agreed to be on our September 20 Lyme Summit patient panel, “Living with Lyme…Please Hear Me” — an annual favorite of attending clinicians and scientists. “I’ve been playing in the dirt since I was a little kid,” he started. Please join us in honoring his memory by clicking on the video and listening to the rest of his story in his own words.
Eli was a quiet, humble man, who made a real mark on people over his 75 years. “I was just with him in September as we were planting in Schiller Park as part of Earth Core,” notes Alliance Board Chair Danielle Cummings. “He was really respected among the large group there! All the young ones knew him!” Our condolences to his large family and great OEC friends for their loss.
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Condolences to his family 💚
So very sorry to hear this🙏❤️
Dolores Pathogen Hunter
As the year ends, we’re grateful for your support in combating Lyme and tick-borne diseases. Together, we’ve made strides in education, prevention, and advocacy, but there’s still work to do.
Would you know the symptoms of Lyme or other tick-borne diseases if they affected your loved ones? Early detection is critical, and your support helps us raise awareness and provide resources to our community.
Your donation today will ensure we can continue this vital work in 2025.
Thank you for being part of our mission. Together, we’re making a difference.
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Doctors don’t understand that Lyme and Co is an immune system disease and that they are using the wrong treatments. You can turn your immune system back on to treat the infections > bartonella.freeforums.net/thread/162/lyme-complex-immune-system-disease
