Dr, - New Idea

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The following post is from Lyme patient and advocate,

Sandy Berenbaum.

To all,

We all need to realize that Dr. ' struggle is our

struggle, regardless of where we live or whether we

have children with Lyme. At the last hearing, it was

very clear to everyone listening to Shapiro's

testimony that he has an agenda far beyond any

individual doctor, and the agenda involves the

complete destruction of the credibility of the ILADS

guidelines, and the doctors who practice using these

guidelines. His assertion that those who have only

neurological symptoms don't have Lyme, regardless of

whether they have a positive blood test, his

discrediting any possibility of cross-placental

transmission, and on and on.

Our right to have Lyme-literate doctors is at risk

here. Our right to have guidelines that address

chronic Lyme is at risk, as well. Our right to have

laboratories that will aid the diagnosis with

reasonable and accurate testing is also under attack.

This past week, I was discussing these issues with

family members who were visiting from South America.

Although it's several months til my birthday, they

were looking for the perfect present to give me.

Discussing it with my children, they decided to give

me a donation for Dr. ' legal defense fund, and

declared that they saw this as the best present they

could give. It brought tears to my eyes, not only in

gratitude for the donation, but in appreciation for

the fact that these wonderful family members truly did

understand what we are facing in our struggles to

protect our doctors, and our rights to treatment.

Please consider asking for donations, in lieu of

birthday presents, early Christmas and Chanukah

presents. It not only provides Dr. with a

much-needed boost to his legal defense fund, but shows

your family and friends how urgent the issues are that

we are all addressing in our collective endeavors.

http://www.defendlymedoctors.com/

Sandy Berenbaum

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