The Lyme Disease Research Database (LDRD) offers free, basic information about Lyme disease, and unique membership benefits to those who join. Our mission is to help educate the public on all aspects of the prevention and treatment of Lyme disease, primarily by providing up-to-date information from reliable Lyme experts.
My name is Suzanne Arthur, and I started the LDRD in 2005 with my business partner, computer programmer Ev Miles. I suffered with Lyme disease symptoms for at least two years without knowing the cause. Like millions of others, I was misdiagnosed time and again. Several different MDs told me that my Lyme rash was nothing but a bad case of eczema. Lyme had affected my speech centers and nervous system, and more than one doctor suspected that I might have multiple sclerosis. The medical treatment prescribed to restrain the "eczema" rash caused the Lyme bacteria to replicate. My symptoms worsened, landing me in the ER with a critical secondary infection.
After a Lyme literate doctor friend urged me to get my blood tested through an independent lab, I was finally correctly diagnosed. I embarked on the long journey to educate myself about Lyme. With the help of my Naturopath and other health practitioners, I undertook an integrative approach toward treatment and started on the road to health.
The LDRD is facilitated by a devoted group of Lyme patients, wellness advocates and medical practitioners.
After a Lyme literate doctor friend urged me to get my blood tested through an independent lab, I was finally correctly diagnosed. I embarked on the long journey to educate myself about Lyme. With the help of my Naturopath and other health practitioners, I undertook an integrative approach toward treatment and started on the road to health.
The LDRD is facilitated by a devoted group of Lyme patients, wellness advocates and medical practitioners.