Lyme Disease Patient Information Site Reaches Milestone

A popular Internet site devoted to Lyme disease patient experience and education published its 500th patient blog in October 2006.

(PRWEB) October 12, 2006 -- During the second week of October, the Internet site LymeBlog (www.lymeblog.com ) reached a significant milestone when it published its 500th Lyme disease patient blog.

The website, which is growing in popularity among Lyme disease patients, showcases the latest news articles about the illness and about people who have Lyme disease. The emphasis is centered on the details of the patient experience, and so the personal journals (blogs) of Lyme disease sufferers are a major feature. Currently, over 3500 people are members. Access to many parts of the site do not require membership.

Mac McDonald, a former computer consultant who became disabled by Lyme disease, created LymeBlog in December 2003. When desperately ill with the disorder, he sought deeper understanding from friends and family and eventually turned to the Internet to find fellow patients. Although moderated bulletin boards provided some help, he felt a site devoted to personal journals could offer more in-depth insight, empathy, and camaraderie. He created LymeBlog to fill that need, and soon others began flocking there to find the personal help they craved.

Lyme disease is among the most rapidly growing epidemics in the nation today with about 200,000 new cases each year. Although cure is possible with early and adequate treatment, chronic suffering and disability can result if diagnosis is delayed and treatment is insufficient or withdrawn before the bacteria are eradicated. Patients suffering from chronic Lyme disease have increasingly turned to the Internet for help and hope and to find others who can empathize with their illness.

The 500th blog can be accessed at http://lymeblog.com/modules.php?name=Journal&file=display&jid=625

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