January 22, 2025
Virtual Fly-In Information Session
Center for Lyme Action will host its annual Virtual Fly-In to connect advocates with their Members of Congress. Last year 350 advocates registered for more than 200 meetings with Congress Members.
Events
Project Lyme hosts regular educational, awareness, and fundraising events covering topic areas critical to our community.
Upcoming Events
January 22, 2025
Babesiosis, Tafenoquine Safety and Ongoing Clinical Studies
This event is designed to provide a foundational understanding of babesiosis and Tafenoquine’s clinical development program in Babesiosis, a tick-borne parasitic infection, which poses a growing health concern in many regions.
January 23, 2025
Managing Lyme Disease and Your Mental Health
This event will provide an educational presentation, coping strategies workshop, resource sharing, and a supportive Q&A session. The event will serve as a meaningful step towards raising awareness and providing support for Lyme patients, highlighting the vital connection between physical and emotional well-being.
January 27, 2025
Mothers Against Lyme Meet-Up
MAL meet-ups occur a couple of times a month and are geared towards mothers raising children with Lyme, or mothers with Lyme themselves. It serves as a support group where you will discuss a common theme each meeting, share stories of your own struggle caused by Lyme, as well as hear advice from other mothers going through the same things as you. Join us by registering through the webpage!
January 28, 2025
HHS Presents – The Role of Mold Toxicity in Patients With Lyme Disease with Neil Nathan, MD
The purpose of this meeting is to engage the public-patients, caregivers, and healthcare providers, in particular-in an educational and informative session on the challenges of tick-borne disease diagnosis, particularly in people of color, outdoor workers, members of the military, children, older adults, and during pregnancy. Presentations by clinicians and researchers will provide insights into these complex and multi-faceted topics. The session will also feature updates on promising new diagnostic technologies.
January 29, 2025
Meditation for Lyme Patients
This event will provide restorative mindfulness workshop designed specifically for Lyme disease patients. Through guided meditation, gentle breathing exercises, and grounding techniques, this event will provide tools to manage stress, improve focus, and enhance emotional well-being. Whether you're newly diagnosed or managing long-term symptoms, this supportive space encourages healing and connection. The event will be adapted to those with varying physical needs.
February 04, 2025
LymeLight Presents – The Role of Mold Toxicity in Patients With Lyme Disease with Neil Nathan, MD
Patients who have Lyme disease and co-infections frequently also have mold toxicity. The symptoms of Lyme and mold toxicity overlap greatly, and more often than people realize, it is the mold toxicity that is keeping patients sick. It is increasingly important to check all Lyme patients for mold toxicity and treat when appropriate, and we will discuss this in some detail.
February 06, 2025
Men’s Meet-Up
Fathers meet-ups occur a couple of times a month and are geared towards fathers raising children with Lyme, or fathers with Lyme themselves. It serves as a support group where you will discuss a common theme each meeting, share stories of your own struggle caused by Lyme, as well as hear advice from other fathers going through the same things as you. Join us by registering through the webpage!
February 19, 2025
Lyme Fly-In
Center for Lyme Action will host its annual Virtual Fly-In to connect advocates with their Members of Congress. Last year 350 advocates registered for more than 200 meetings with Congress Members.
Past Events
January 18, 2025
Art Therapy Workshop
Project Lyme is proud to offer free, virtual group art therapy sessions for individuals battling tick-borne diseases and co-infections. Art therapy is scientifically proven to help individuals with trauma, PTSD, anxiety, and depression.
November 20, 2024
The Quiet Epidemic Film Presentation at the U.S. Capitol
The goal of this webinar is to teach patients how to effectively advocate for change on the Federal, State, and local levels of government. Our presenters will discuss multiple topics including but not limited to: ways to engage with political representatives through letter writing, proclamation requests, how to participate in the upcoming Center for Lyme Action Fly-In and how to advocate for change hyper-locally, such as planning 5k's, social media fundraisers.
November 19, 2024
Invalidation, gender, and the medical encounter in Lyme disease
Illness invalidation, by medical professionals or others, is a common experience for patients with Lyme disease. This talk will discuss recent scientific articles in Lyme and other illnesses about the patient effects of invalidation. It will also discuss the gendered history of invalidation and how it influences the medical encounter today.
November 14, 2024
Creating Change: Lyme Disease Advocacy For Patients
The goal of this webinar is to teach patients how to effectively advocate for change on the Federal, State, and local levels of government. Our presenters will discuss multiple topics including but not limited to: ways to engage with political representatives through letter writing, proclamation requests, how to participate in the upcoming Center for Lyme Action Fly-In and how to advocate for change hyper-locally, such as planning 5k's, social media fundraisers.
November 07, 2024
ILADS Annual Scientific Conference
The 2024 ILADS Scientific Conference taking place November 7-10 in San Antonio. The theme of this year's conference is Redefining Lyme Disease: The Fusion of Science and Practice.
October 30, 2024
Discussing FDA Clearance of Lyme ImmunoBlot
The goal of this webinar is to teach patients how to effectively advocate for change on the Federal, State, and local levels of government. Our presenters will discuss multiple topics including but not limited to: ways to engage with political representatives through letter writing, proclamation requests, how to participate in the upcoming Center for Lyme Action Fly-In and how to advocate for change hyper-locally, such as planning 5k's, social media fundraisers.