Who we've helped

 "I am so grateful to the Lyme Treatment Foundation for awarding me a grant, so that I will be able to continue my treatment and have hope that I will eventually make an almost full recovery. 

Ongoing Lyme treatment is such a financially exhausting experience that has completely torn apart mine and my family’s lives. 

This grant is truly a blessing and will allow me to continue to fight for my health and recovery. 

Thank You so much to the Lyme Treatment Foundation for making this fight for my health slightly easier and my goal of recovery seem more in reach!" 

"I was finally able to see a cardiologist a few weeks ago for a routine check on my heart murmur and they discovered during tests that I’m having Heart Failure from Lyme disease.

I’m EXTREMELY grateful to finally have my positive test results from IGeneX Lab to help facilitate this Lyme journey with Dr's. 

For the first time, I went to a Drs appointment with positive Lyme results in hand and didn’t have to debate with Dr's telling me they weren't sure if I had Lyme and wasting valuable time. 

They saw I had late Lyme, saw my heart function and got this defibrillator within just a few days! 

I am so thankful for a grant from Lyme Treatment Foundation because without that I would not be able to have my Igenex test. You’re literally saving lives!!"

"I am Jim's wife Valerie, his caretaker/secretary/cheerleader etc. I would like to thank you again for your help. 

Jim is improving he's out of the wheelchair and walking with a walker and sometimes a cane. As every "fighter" knows some days are better than others. He still suffers from the fatigue and doesn't want to get out of his recliner. 

We joined The Long Ctr (it offers many things) one if which is a personal trainer for Jim, she helps him with the machines to use for strengthening his legs and arms. He was in bed with poly neuropathy for almost a year.

Of course we had to give it time before testing. Waited from Jun to Aug before Igenex. He was positive with 4 co-infections. 

Thank you again for all you do, we just wanted to give you our good news." -  Jim and Valerie P.

"I am so incredibly thankful for the grant the Lyme Treatment Foundation has given me, because it's not only helping carry the financial burden of this illness, but it means something more. It symbolizes hope and a brighter future.  

   I wish I could say that Lyme was no longer a large part of my life, but that would not be truthful. However, I am young with a lot of life ahead of me, even though for a long time I felt like Lyme had taken away my entire chance for a future. 

I feel like I have received a second chance and I refuse to waste it. For the first time in a long time, I am not scared, but excited to see what's next. 

A grant from LTF has helped tremendously with paying for treatment, testing and LLMD visits.  My insurance doesn't really cover anything, so it has helped so much on the pursuit back to being a functioning person again."

"Imagine your bubbly and goofy 14 year old daughter explaining to you that she has been having intrusive harm and OCD thoughts and has been keeping them from you for nearly 5 years. 

Shock doesn’t begin to explain how a parent would feel… and to make it even more frightening, you both started having the same symptoms at the same time but kept it from each other. 

We decided to take action for the sake of our health.

This grant has been a blessing as we had to pause treatment because of an outstanding credit card bill."

"Even steps back are steps in a better direction."

"My mom is my Caretaker and spends pretty much all day everyday with me and is my best friend. Without my mom I would’ve been dead. She found me everything I needed and has provided me with everything she can so I don’t have to worry about anything and can relax in my healing process. 

A big part of the help has been from the Lyme Treatment Foundation grant. Without the assistance, many of the tests and treatments I may not have been able to afford to try to see if they would help with the Lyme Disease.  

I’m having to re-discover myself through Lyme treatment especially since I’ve never been able to get a steady foot in life. I don’t know who I am but I’m trying to get there. 

And I’d like to find other people to help especially as I get better so I can fight for the little guy that doesn’t have a voice or power to speak up.

"Nicole to get treatment and medicines that we couldn’t have afforded without it."

"The Lyme Treatment Foundation has been such an amazing blessing to me and my family. I have been able to get the supplements and IV’s that I need without having to take on more debt!! 

It has been such a blessing and I will be forever grateful for the help!! My family and I hope to be able to pay it forward someday!! 

It was such a relief not to have to worry how to get the treatments I needed."