Lyme Time

By Paula Jackson Jones

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• The right way to do tick prevention

  By Paula Jackson Jones - Jul 05
  As June comes to a close, and our summer begins in full swing, along with all our outdoor activities, I would be remiss if I didn't once again ...
  

• Tick-borne disease in Maine, part II: Two standards of care

  By Paula Jackson Jones - Sep 30
  With an increase in cases of Lyme and other tick-borne diseases, patients are reporting a variance in how they are or are not being treated. Why? ...
  

• When Lyme is Gray

  By Paula Jackson Jones - Sep 16
  It’s not easy being an advocate and talking with sick people every day, hearing similarities between your own journey and their struggle and ...
  

• Lyme Time at the fair

  By Paula Jackson Jones - Sep 02
  As I sit writing this week’s article, I am six days into the Union Fair and, oh, what an emotional week it has been. I truly enjoy talking with ...
  

• Engaging in community awareness

  By Paula Jackson Jones - Aug 19
  As a nonprofit whose mission is to raise awareness, foster education, advocate for change and provide local support to Maine’s Lyme community, we ...
  

• Help! I've been bitten by a tick — now what?

  Aug 05
  Camden - This is the number one question that I get on a regular basis, via phone call, email and in person. People who have had a tick encounter struggle ...
  

• Visitors guide to a tick-free summer

  By Paula Jackson Jones - Jul 15
  The 4th of July holiday brings back many of our seasonal residents and many more visitors to our wonderful state and Midcoast Lyme Disease Support ...
  

• The proper way to remove a tick

  By Paula Jackson Jones - Jul 01
  There is a right way and a wrong way to removing a tick from one’s body or pet and choosing incorrectly can result in exposure to tick-borne ...
  

• Protect where you live and play

  By Paula Jackson Jones - Jun 17
  In a recent phone call with a woman, who had pulled a tick off her child and who subsequently is being treated for Lyme disease, I raised the ...
  

• Layers of protection

  By Paula Jackson Jones - Jun 03
  The ticks are thick as thieves and they only have one thing on their minds — find a food source. The nymphs are hungry and the adults who survived ...
  

• Tick-borne disease in maine, Part III: Living with Lyme, the ...

  By Paula Jackson Jones - Oct 07
  Imagine you are sick and your doctor is unable to figure out what is wrong with you. Imagine being sick and nothing relieves the growing pain and ...
  

• Tick-borne disease in Maine: Part I, statistical update

  By Paula Jackson Jones - Sep 23
  Fall is upon us and the mindset is that with the change in weather, we are safe from the onslaught of ticks. However, that is far from the truth. ...
  

• Lyme rant: ducks and sheep, why, why why?

  By Paula Jackson Jones - Sep 09
  This week’s article, which I’m calling my Lyme rant, is based on the outcome of my weeklong stay at the Union Fair, from all my community interacti...
  

• Connect with tick experts at Union Fair

  By Paula Jackson Jones - Aug 26
  We are preparing for a very busy week ahead, when we will be spending the entire week at the Union Fair (Aug. 19 to 26), educating fair-goers ...
  

• Prevention recap

  By Paula Jackson Jones - Aug 12
  As summer stretches into August, our battle with ticks remain strong and so must our attention to prevention practices. It may seem like repetitive...
  

• Tick bites and rashes

  By Paula Jackson Jones - Jul 22
  “But I never saw a tick” and “I never got a bulls-eye rash” are two very common comments I get when I talk to people who tested positive for a ...
  

• MLDSE — How can we help you?

  By Paula Jackson Jones - Jul 08
  Midcoast Lyme Disease Support & Education (MLDSE) is a nonprofit 501c3 charitable organization that serves the needs of Maine’s Lyme community ...
  

• What have I been exposed to?

  By Paula Jackson Jones - Jun 24
  With Lyme, Anaplasmosis and Babesia on the rise here in Maine and the two recently reported cases of Powassan in the Midcoast region, how are we ...
  

• Powassan in Midcoast Maine

  By Paula Jackson Jones - Jun 10
  Last week, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) published the following press release: They were notified of two cases ...
  

• Are you a tick magnet?

  By Paula Jackson Jones - May 26
  ‘Tis the season for ticks and conversations about ticks and hosting year-round, weekly Lyme disease awareness events gives me opportunity to have ...