New Jersey Remembers: In Progress BACK
Meg Betz
19 Dr. John Bleiweiss
43 Dr. Bleiweiss, a lyme patient himself, dedicated his career to helping over 1200 of the most seriously ill Lyme victims return to productive lives. He researched and published many articles in medical journals that still define the standard for treatment protocols and lead the way to diagnosis for many. He was well loved and respected by his patients who traveled from around the world to see him. Bleiweiss took his own life August 13, 1995, after being persecuted for treating patients with Lyme disease for seven years.
Marilyn Carter
46 Luther Conant
51 John Drulle
59 Dr. John Drulle graduated from the New Jersey Institute of Technology with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 1967 before receiving his Doctor of Medicine. Dr. Drulle was a pioneer in the fight against Lyme disease and other tick borne illnesses, working toward educating the public about the need for prevention, treatment and research on tick-borne infections with special concerns regarding the effects of Lyme disease on pregnant women and the unborn. Because protocols were uncertain in the early days of this disease, he would never give a patient a medicine unless he tried it on himself first, because he himself was infected with Lyme as well as other tick-borne diseases. To say his practice was patient-centered is an understatement - he would go so far as to pick up prescriptions and deliver them to a patient's house when they were too sick to do so themselves. Even when he himself was battling chronic fatigue and pain, he kept a positive outlook and sense of humor. John Drulle was truly a blessing to all who knew him until he succumbed to Lyme. His many articles and presentations paved the way for proper diagnosis and treatment for all who were to follow. Drulle died November 7, 2003 after a valiant battle with Lyme and co-infections.
Jamie Forschner
5 Anna G. Henry
52 Bruno C. Malvezzi
87 Shirley L. Moore
67 Mary T. Patten
59 Robert P. Petri
85 Adam C. Rowett
18 Robert "Pep" Lee Runion
77 Amanda Schmidt
11 David Lee Thomas
18 Gail V. Fichtl Walling
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"I shall pass this way but once, therefore any kindness I can show or any help I can give, let me do it now, for I shall not pass this way again."- Author Unknown
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