Since today is Blue Monday, we thought we’d brighten up the mood by publishing stories from three of our community members – Amy, Nicola and Faye. In the depths of darkness during a battle with Lyme disease, it may seem as if you’ll never be able to achieve your lifelong […]
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Thank you so much to Victoria Turrell who is running a solo Christmas Day marathon to support Lyme Disease UK. Please read her story below and support her via her fundraising page here. We’ll be cheering you on across the miles! Hi there 🙋♀, My name is Tori. I will […]
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We are delighted to announce that our stunning collection of charity Christmas e-cards is now available through the platform DontSendMeACard.com Members of our Online Community generously donated artwork and photography to enable us to have our biggest selection yet of 12 designs! E-cards are a great way to protect the […]
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The LDUK Team is so grateful to William Williams who has chosen to support LDUK by running a solo half marathon, after suffering from the illness himself. We wish you all the best, William, and we’ll be thinking of you on the big day. Here is William’s story and please […]
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LDUK community member Mandy, who is living with long term Lyme disease symptoms, alongside her husband, and potentially has other family members affected, has not let that stop her from trying to build health awareness of the condition and try to generate publicity, whilst maintaining her anonymity. Mandy is in […]
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Many people who are already chronically ill with Lyme disease or other illnesses were bed-bound or housebound before the Covid-19 restrictions and lockdown became part of daily life. If Lyme disease is left untreated, it can result in long term damage to the joints, heart and nervous system and this […]
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2020 has seen the world look on in horror as COVID-19 has disabled everyday life in extreme ways. As the months have gone by, cases and deaths have lessened thankfully but there is now a growing group of people who are worried about whether their lives will ever return to normality who are dubbed the […]
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A huge thank you to the Kaims community for organising this initiative and for choosing LDUK as their chosen charity for 2020’s Tour De Kaims Cycle Challenge! A special thank you to Alan Armstrong for setting up the event’s fundraising page and we hope you all have a wonderful day! […]
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2020’s Lyme Disease Awareness Month is slightly different this year due to the devastating Covid-19 situation which is impacting everyone’s lives. It’s so important that everyone follows the most up to date government advice on Covid-19 and social distancing. LDUK’s aim is to help take pressure off the NHS by […]
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LDUK is delighted to announce that Colin Ratcliffe and his team of runners are running the 50 mile Manchester to Liverpool Ultra Marathon in aid of LDUK on 10th April. Here, Colin shares his motivation to undertake this impressive feat. We wish Colin all the best – we are so […]
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