08/31/2026
Eight years ago, I came up with an idea to help other people afford Lyme disease treatment after my own horrific battle with the disease.
In 2017, I was 26 years old and was dealing with a systemic, undiagnosed illness that included symptoms like heart problems, seizures, and neuropathy. A year before, in 2016, I had to leave my graduate program, where I was studying biochemistry and loving what I was doing.
In June 2017, I was diagnosed by a nurse in the hospital who sent me to my current Lyme doctor, Dr. Jody Greenfield, who saved my life.
A year into treatment, I kept waking up from nightmares thinking of all the people who couldn’t afford treatment.
In July 2018, I came up with the rough idea of the foundation. My family helped me come up with the name, and I incorporated the Lyme Treatment Foundation on August 1, 2018.
I was still too sick to actually start the nonprofit, so we officially launched in February 2019.
Since then, we’ve awarded 581 testing and treatment grants, funded research at the University of Oxford, had our billboard up in Times Square, advocated on Capitol Hill and won awards that gave us more publicity and helped us fundraise harder.
Never in my wildest dreams, when I started the Lyme Treatment Foundation from my bed, did I imagine it would become what it is today.
I’m so proud of what we’ve accomplished so far, but I think the next eight years will be even bigger.
Thank you for all your support. We can’t wait to help more people in 2027.
Keep fighting. 💚
Lymedisease.org
