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Name of Support Group:
Lyme Disease Education and Support Groups of Florida
Regions of your state / province served by this group (i.e. south-east Pennsylvania):
The Sunshine State!
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Raising awareness, providing patient support, promoting education and assisting with political efforts to benefit patients and health care professionals.
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Comments:
Florida Facts
Yes, we have ticks in Florida. Yes, they carry Lyme and other nasty diseases. Yes, we need educated health care professionals to treat the growing number of patients who are exposed to these diseases.
People residing in the sunshine state who have contracted Lyme and tick borne diseases are often misdiagnosed with fibromyalgia, Lupus, MS, Parkinson's, ALS, depression, anxiety disorder, chronic fatigue, arthritis and other "rare" or immune-related conditions. They often must travel out-of-state to find educated doctors who can help them. And yes, people are becoming chronically ill, disabled and some are dying due to a delayed diagnosis and inadequate treatment for Lyme disease.
For facts and figures regarding ticks and tick borne diseases:
The National Lyme Disease Memorial Park Project http://www.lymememorial.org
Please contact your Congressman and ask them to cosponsor and actively support the Lyme disease bill.
For more information on the bill and to find your representatives contact information: http://www.cwork.com
