S.L.A.M. Sturbridge Lyme Awareness of Massachusetts

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Caught early, Lyme is treatable. Most patients recover with a few weeks of antibiotics and never look back.

Miss the window, and the story changes completely.

The bacteria disseminates. The immune system stays activated. The inflammation goes systemic. What started as a tick bite becomes joint pain, brain fog, neurologic symptoms — sometimes for years.

This is why a negative test in a high-suspicion case isn't a reason to stop investigating. It's a reason to look harder. The cost of missing it is too high.

💬 If you've lived with chronic Lyme — was your case missed early on? What did that journey look like?

05/15/2026

🇦🇺 What happens when the medical system denies the illness that’s destroying your life?

In this powerful episode of Integrative Lyme Solutions, Dr. Karfeldt of Integrative Lyme Solutions speaks with Australian marine biologist, wildlife conservationist, and Lyme Disease Association of Australia Ambassador, Lachlan Onegin-Ward, about his devastating journey after being bitten by 17 ticks on a trip south of Sydney.

What followed was years of suffering from Bartonella, Babesia and Rickettsia infections, while being dismissed, misdiagnosed, and handed antacids instead of answers.

Lachlan shares the brutal reality of living with complex tick-borne illness in Australia:
- neurological symptoms
- seizures
- losing the ability to move his arms
- the financial toll of chasing a diagnosis
- PTSD, isolation, and losing friendships because the illness was “invisible”

He also speaks about relapsing after COVID and the grassroots advocacy mission he’s now on to ensure other Australians don’t endure the same abandonment by the healthcare system.

This is an important and deeply human conversation about illness, medical gaslighting, and the urgent need for recognition of tick-borne diseases in Australia. Thank you for your aussie_wild
courage and determined advocacy for all Australians living with tick-borne infections lachlanoneginward 🙏💚🙏💚

🎧 Listen here: https://youtu.be/5UmxSHmAN3M?si=-jVCLRiUV9hqCcp4

05/15/2026

Experts estimate that 42% of people over age 55 will develop some form of dementia during their lifetime. Dr. Richard Horowitz has an important message