Florida Lyme Disease Association

10/13/2026

Overcoming Lyme: 'It's been hard': Surf star's success after illness

A year after being diagnosed with Lyme disease which left her unable to walk let alone stand on a board, Australian teenager Sierra Kerr has qualified for the World Surf League tour.

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10/11/2026

2026 LymeBytes® Symposium | November 13th & 14th, 2026 | Fort Lauderdale Marriott Pompano Beach Resort & Spa

Don't miss out on a great opportunity for Florida practitioners and patients. LymeBytes with a stack of slides you’ll never open again.

You leave with protocols, clarity, and a room full of practitioners who actually understand this disease.

Two days. Real cases. Terrain medicine, co-infections, and the clinical education.

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09/30/2026

Tick Boot Camp: From Geriatrics to Lyme Disease: A Doctor’s Journey Into Root-Cause Medicine – Dr. Raphael “Tito” Balbino from Jacksonville, FL

Patients with Lyme disease and complex chronic illness often arrive after years of suffering, failed treatments, unanswered questions, and feeling unheard.

That experience has created what Dr. Balbino describes as almost a family environment within his practice—a community connected by a shared understanding of suffering.

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09/28/2026

Mental health is a part of the whole picture.

Lyme disease and conditions like PANS/PANDAS can have a profound impact on children and their loved ones.

Mental health is a part of the whole picture.

Lyme disease and conditions like PANS/PANDAS can have a profound impact on children and their loved ones.

The PANDAS Network estimates that 1 in 200 children in the US alone experience PANS/PANDAS.

And behind every statistic is a child trying to navigate life, school, friendships, and their health. These numbers are more than statistics. They represent children.

As clinicians, parents, and caregivers, we need to look beyond the diagnosis and see the whole child.

A change in behavior, withdrawal, or emotional distress deserves to be recognized.

Sometimes there is more to the story. For some children with complex chronic conditions, the emotional burden can be just as important to notice as physical symptoms.

💚This Su***de Prevention Month and every month after, let’s be more diligent about checking in, asking questions, and listening.

Every child deserves to feel seen, heard, and supported. We owe it to them to look at the whole picture.

09/25/2026

Nearly one-third of people who tested positive for the bacteria that cause Lyme disease also tested positive for other tick-borne pathogens, according to a retrospective cohort study.

The study suggests that even with typical Lyme disease symptoms, clinicians should consider the presence of other tick-borne pathogens, which may have implications for treatment.

FLDA Note: This study is limited by the lack of testing sensitivity and strain coverage. The actual infection rate for Lyme and co-infections is probably much higher.

Nearly one-third of people who tested positive for the bacteria that cause Lyme disease also tested positive for other tick-borne pathogens, according to a retrospective cohort study.

The study suggests that even with typical Lyme disease symptoms, clinicians should consider the presence of other tick-borne pathogens, which may have implications for treatment.

Read more at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/generalinfectiousdisease/123121

09/23/2026

A menace of ticks is on the march in NJ (and everywhere. Congress must act
by Mary Beth Pfeiffer

For a half-century, an armada of eight-legged arachnids has bloomedacross the land, causing injury on a scale of war.

Up to 2 million Americans suffer long-term damage from Lyme disease, often worsened by other pathogens from a single tick bite. Deaths occur when Lyme disease cripples the heart; babesiosis causes organ failure, and Powassan virus, transmitted within 15 minutes of a bite, invades the central nervous system.

Now comes the rapidly spreading lone star tick that inflicts a different horror: a dangerous allergy to mammal meat and related products, including gelatin, medications, and cosmetics.

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09/22/2026

REMINDER: TODAY IS THE DAY! Thank you Lilly Pulitzer and Cindy DeBello for supporting Florida Lyme Disease Association!

09/18/2026

The neurological effects of Lyme disease can be profound – and they’re part of why researchers are looking at long-term brain health.

09/14/2026

SAVE THE DATE: September 22, 2026 Lilly Pulitzer Shop Event to Support Florida Lyme Disease Association!

Please shop, share or both!

Shop with Lilly Pulitzer at Disney Springs or Avenue Viera next Tuesday, September 22 between 12-4 PM

10% of all sales will benefit Florida Lyme Disease Association, an all volunteer 501c3 non-profit! Please be sure to mention Florida Lyme Disease Association and thank them for their support.

Don’t live in area? No problem - you can call your order at

Disney Springs (407) 560-0067
Avenue Viera (321) 212-7010

Thank you Cindy DeBello and Lilly Pulitzer for your support!

09/14/2026

Kirstie Haysman, 38, was wrongly diagnosed for over 30 years by 40 different doctors, who told her she had everything from lupus to fibromyalgia. She says was advised by medics to "accept" being confined to bed. It was Lyme disease all along.

Kirstie arranged for for her daughter Harriet to be tested for Lyme disease after developing symptoms, and she received her diagnosis in July 2023. Kirstie believes she passed the condition on to her daughter during pregnancy.

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