My name is Toby, I’m 25 and I’m very grateful to be able to share my story of having Lyme with you. In 2006, at the age of 12, I travelled to Sweden to play in an international football tournament. About half way through the tournament, I became very ill, […]
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A new paper entitled, ‘Knowledge and Uncertainty in Lyme Disease Detection: An Evidence-Based Activism Research Study in the UK,’ has emerged in the journal Critical Public Health following research conducted by Professor Alex Faulkner at the University of Sussex and the patient organisation Lyme Research UK, led by Kate Bloor. […]
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In November 2019, LDUK Patient Ambassador, Samantha Ash, attended a workshop held by the NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Emerging and Zoonotic Infections to discuss research priorities in the field of Lyme disease. Representatives from other charities and patient groups were also in attendance. We are grateful to have […]
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Singer Justin Bieber has created a fresh wave of Lyme disease awareness this month by revealing his struggle with Lyme disease, which was mistaken for mental health problems and even drug abuse. On his social media channels, the singer said “I’ve been recently diagnosed with Lyme disease, not only that […]
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Wessex Water generously donated to LDUK. Their Critical Sewers Team won the company in-house award ‘Innovation Award’ and the award came with a gift for charity, a donation of £250. LDUK was the lucky recipient and Wessex Water’s Julian Britton share the following with us: “We are a team who […]
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Right click and save/download our beautiful festive GIF to send to your friends and family as an e-card this Christmas. Our GIF was designed by Ro Pu Chen, who also kindly created our awareness video for our Wake Up to Lyme campaign earlier this year. Thank you, Ro Pu! We […]
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LDUK reps will be attending and hosting a stand at the Association of Directors of Public Health’s Annual Conference in London on 22nd November 2019 in order to showcase our work and to continue to raise awareness of Lyme disease. We are excited about this event and this excellent opportunity […]
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An exciting study is being launched in the US by the charity Global Lyme Alliance in conjunction with Joseph Jemsek, M.D. who LDUK hosted an event with, in London in June 2019. We are very excited about following this study which is likely to be a gamechanger for patients. The […]
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LDUK is now registered with easyfundraising and Amazon Smile so if you feel like supporting us as you do your shopping online, here’s everything you need to know and we’d be so grateful! AmazonSmile: AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know. Same products, same prices, same service. Amazon donates 0.5% […]
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A huge thank you goes out to Isabella Doyle who very kindly organised a cake stall at her school, Northgate Primary School in Bishop’s Stortford with the help of her sister Eva, family and friends. They raised a whopping £200 and also raised awareness of Lyme disease and how to […]
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