Post #3

1.  http://www.lymemd.org/problem-need-solution.html#direct1

• I like this website because it addresses the issue of the problems of the testing and diagnosis's of Lymes.  I think that it is extremely credible because it is the official website for Lyme Disease.  I think it will be great to be able to get information that is credible off the actual website for Lymes.

2. http://www.lahey.org/Departments_and_Locations/Departments/Infectious_Diseases/Diseases_and_Conditions/Bacterial_Diseases/Lyme_Disease_and_Other_Tick-Borne_Illnesses_in_the_Northeast.aspx

• This website will be extremely helpful in my research.  This page gives a large explanation on what Lymes is and the symptoms that come with it.  I think it would be a good source to use when writing to the public and to doctors about the symptoms and the importance of testing everyone, whether they had a rash or not.   

My Topic :)

I have chosen to do my paper on Lyme Disease and Tick-born Illnesses.  I chose this topic for many different reasons.  The first reason is because for the past four years my mom has had Lyme Disease.  I also have recently been diagnosed with three tick born illnesses.  However, I also chose this topic because Lyme Disease is on an uprise, but the doctors and health professionals do not recognize it as an actual disease.  The only way that they will test someone for Lyme is if they have a rash or have seen a tick.  I never saw a tick and I never had a rash, but I have three tick born illnesses.  That is why I chose this topic. I know already what a lot of the symptoms are and how it is tested.  However, there is  a lot more that I would like to find out.  I would love to find out the different ways one could be treated for it as well as why doctors won't recognize it.  My ideal audience would be for those who are struggling with symptoms related to Lyme or to the doctors who refuse to test people.