New Mexico: Lyme Disease Support Group

AwarenessLymeBraceletCWithin these groups of individuals across the United States and other countries, there are fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, sons, daughters and so forth. As Dr. Jemsek states, “sooner or later” your family will be affected by this growing disease and you, too, will be trying to make a difference.

“In the Lymelight” ~ New Mexico Lyme Disease Support Group

Diane is a daughter, sister, friend, advocate, victim, leader and activist. After two and half years of heavy antibiotic treatment, she has been able to recover to almost 90 percent. She is still improving. She overcame some major obstacles throughout her battle with Lyme Disease. Despite having a roof over her head, she was deemed by some as a “homeless veteran”. Her story was featured in “It’s All In Your Head-Around the Word in 80 Lyme Patient Stories” written by PJ Langhoff. She also began a support group in New Mexico. “I started a Lyme state group, New Mexico Lyme Disease Support, from the homeless place …” The New Mexico Lyme Support Group which she is the leader of has close to 140 members.

Diane’s current project is a support website and blog that is under construction and will hopefully be launched this fall 2011. She dedicates at least six days a week to support others and Lyme activism or the entire week; she has been doing this for over four years. Diane does her best to send “newbies” the latest information as well as those that have been struggling with Lyme Disease for years. She emphatically states: “There is nothing I’d rather do, than this.” She also points out that many of them that are still struggling are rather isolated and have to rely on food stamps and Social Security Disability Income to survive.

Diane is great at what she does because before Lyme Disease took over her life she was an entrepreneur and ran her own business. She is a guest blogger on MilitaryLyme at Yahoo to support U.S. veterans and active military people stationed worldwide. She also leads the New Mexico Lyme Disease Support Group which is free to anyone who needs support and would like to join. Their motto is “Could It Be Lyme?”

Their “Lyme Get Togethers” are held the third Sunday of each month in Albuquerque from noon to 4 p.m. A newsletter is also supplied to members monthly or bi-monthly with current Lyme News and announcements.

For more information on the New Mexico Lyme Disease Support Group you mail email Diane at dianemarie555@gmail.com.

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