I AM A LYME DISEASE ADVOCATE, SUPPORT GROUP FACILITATOR, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY A MOTHER.  IN THE SUMMER 0F 2005 I RECEIVED A DEVASTATING PHONE CALL FROM A NEUROLOGIST WHO DIAGNOSED MY THEN 25 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WITH ALS. FORTUNATELY A CLOSE FRIEND IN THE MEDICAL PROFESSION REFERRED ME TO A BOARD CERTIFIED NEUROLOGIST IN OUR AREA THAT RE-DIAGNOSED HER WITH CHRONIC LYME DISEASE MIMICKING ALS AND BEGAN TO TREAT HER.  SHE HAS MADE REMARKABLE PROGRESS. AFTER THIS EXPERIENCE I MADE IT MY MISSION TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING TO ANYONE ELSE.

FUNDS RAISED FROM THIS WALK WILL SUPPORT FURTHER OUTREACH AND AWARENESS OF THE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL EFFORTS OF LYME DISEASE.  THIS INCLUDES THE GROUND BREAKING PHYSICIANS TRAINING PROGRAM, RUN BY TURN THE CORNER AND THE INTERNATIONAL LYME AND ASSOCIATED DISEASE SOCIETY, WHICH PROVIDES MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO STUDY WITH A LYME-LITERATE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL TO RECOGNIZE AND TREAT LYME DISEASE SUCCESSFULLY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT.

DONNA