Our Physicians:
"The admiration and gratitude that I feel for my former LLMD goes beyond what words are able to express. Not only is he a brilliant physician and diagnostician, his compassion and dedication to my healthcare was remarkable. Risking his very career in order to practice a sworn oath of "First, do no harm" -he never gave up on me...even at those times when I was ready to give up on myself." - Melanie Reber
"The doctor who is treating my Lyme disease is a true blessing. An answer to prayers. He is the brightest doctor I know, a man who is passionate about his calling and constantly researching and learning in order to find new and better ways to treat his patients. Most importantly, he gave me hope when I was hopeless, after over fifty doctors had given up on me. He diagnosed me with chronic Lyme and was certain I would get well; I doubted. I am getting well, and for the first time in 18 years I believe that I will be healthy. His choice to treat patients with chronic Lyme has come with much personal sacrifice. For all this I admire him beyond words." - S. C.
"After numerous other doctors had discounted and dismissed me, many even condescendingly suggesting that I was "just depressed", I cannot begin to express the sheer relief I experienced upon finding my LLMD. She was the first to truly listen to my list of odd symptoms, to believe what I was saying, and to be willing to look deeper for the cause of the problem. It is not only her intelligence and experience that impresses me, but her emotional support and encouragement for her patients is a blessing as well." - Susan Williams
"I doubt I could ever sufficiently express my gratitude for my former LLMD. He went where few dared to go and was a fantastic partner; in addition to being the most compassionate and dedicated physician I could ever have imagined. It is my great fortune to have been a patient of his." - R. S.
"My first and best doctor was my loving mother. She believed in me, she comforted me, and she fought for me. I love her dearly and appreciate the advocacy work she did to help me and others who suffered. I only wish she could have lived long enough to see that a new breed of wonderful medical professionals we call LLMDs, has emerged. I wish she could see that with the proper diagnosis and treatment, I have finally gotten my life back. A heart felt thanks to all mothers and all our LLMDs. You are our heroes. God bless you all." - Lucy Barnes
"My LLMD is a real Angel. Saved me from being bed ridden, just literally at the time that my life was becoming too much to even sit up for. My cognitive ability was restored, my ability to recall, symptoms that had become something I had suffered with for more than 20 years had cleared. It literally had taken years of regular antibiotic use, but I was well advised and prepared for all possibilities that could come about on account of this. Am slowly relapsing now, due to some rather Lyme Un-literate Infectious disease docs in the state I moved to. But I owe her my life, my previous MD, for opening my eyes in dealing with this horrid illness." - Jakki Cook
"I can't imagine where I'd be without my LLMD. My neurologist refused to consider lyme despite ample evidence and a recalled tick bite and EM rash, declaring it 'rare.' My LLMD clinically diagnosed me even before receiving back my CDC positive western blot. My daughter also was CDC positive for lyme; her non-literate GP would have given her steroids for her painful knees.
My LLMD is modestly priced, caring more about his patients than wealth. He has called me on the weekend when emergencies arose. I have yet to see a bill for such things. They attend conferences and read the research that keeps them expert in getting us well.
It is not an overstatement to say I believe I would have died from lyme and babesia WA-1 were it not for my LLMD. I am truly blessed to have found him, and thankful to LymeNet for helping me." - Michelle Mahood
"Our LLMD dispenses equal parts of hope, courage, and medical treatment. I don't know how he withstands the weight of all the pressures he is under -- patient load, desperately ill people, isolation in the medical community, backlash from the insurance companies, brutal resistance from the mainstream medical community. I am deeply grateful for him." - Michaela Burke
"If you listen long enough, the patient will give you the answer."- Sir William Osler
© 2006 The National Lyme Disease Memorial Park Project
