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Blog for Supporters of Lyme Patients

Generation Lyme
July 3, 2024

4 Tips About Rest for Lyme Patient Supporters

Generation Lyme
July 3, 2024

Rest can take many forms, and our supporters play a critical role in helping us get the rest we need.

Generation Lyme
June 8, 2024

Sharing Tips for Lyme Patient Supporters

Generation Lyme
June 8, 2024

Here are five tips for supporters to approach sharing in helpful and productive ways.

Generation Lyme
May 6, 2024

5 Communication Tools That Can Help Lyme Patients and Supporters

Generation Lyme
May 6, 2024

We need strong communication with our supporters, which means being able to give and receive information in a healthy and helpful way.

Generation Lyme
February 2, 2024

5 Things For Supporters to Consider About Lyme Patient Stories

Generation Lyme
February 2, 2024

Every Lyme disease patient has a unique experience with tick-borne infection.

Generation Lyme
January 18, 2024

How Lyme Disease Supporters Can Help Patients Navigate Their Experiences

Generation Lyme
January 18, 2024

Every Lyme disease patient has a unique experience with tick-borne infection.

Generation Lyme
December 5, 2023

Gratitude for Lyme Disease Supporters

Generation Lyme
December 5, 2023

Feeling, expressing, or showing gratitude can be both healing and challenging for tick-borne disease patients.

Generation Lyme
November 1, 2023

Tools for Supporters to Help Lyme Patients Cope (And Support Yourselves, Too)

Generation Lyme
November 1, 2023

As the supporter of a patient, you may not be able to cure a disease or make symptoms disappear, but you can help a patient cope. 

Generation Lyme
October 1, 2023

How to Show Respect to the Lyme Patient In Your Life

Generation Lyme
October 1, 2023

Showing respect is a meaningful and essential way for supporters to help tick-borne disease patients.

Jennifer Hoffmann
September 1, 2023

Self-Care for Lyme Disease Patients and Supporters

Jennifer Hoffmann
September 1, 2023

You may find yourself encouraging your loved one with Lyme to prioritize their self-care. It's important to remember your own, too.

Generation Lyme
August 2, 2023

Embracing Vulnerability as a Lyme Disease Supporter

Generation Lyme
August 2, 2023

Supporters of tick-borne disease patients often want to appear strong, capable, and unwavering in their commitment to help.

Generation Lyme
July 3, 2023

Showing Compassion for the Lyme Patient You Love

Generation Lyme
July 3, 2023

If you can genuinely listen to your loved one, that will demonstrate a kind of compassion that Lyme patients deeply need and appreciate.

Generation Lyme
June 5, 2023

Pride

Generation Lyme
June 5, 2023

In June, the topic of pride gives all of us at Generation Lyme an opportunity to celebrate members of the LGBTQIA+ community.

Generation Lyme
May 3, 2023

Communication

Generation Lyme
May 3, 2023

Communication is valuable, especially when you're supporting someone with Lyme disease.

Generation Lyme
April 9, 2023

Community

Generation Lyme
April 9, 2023

When someone you care about is living with Lyme disease, community becomes more important than ever.

Generation Lyme
March 10, 2023

Boundaries

Generation Lyme
March 10, 2023

As a supporter of someone living with Lyme, it may seem like you're always adapting to new boundaries.

Generation Lyme
February 1, 2023

Stories

Generation Lyme
February 1, 2023

Even if you're not the one fighting Lyme physically, it can still directly affect your life story.

Generation Lyme
January 1, 2023

Behavior

Generation Lyme
January 1, 2023

When the behavior of someone you care about changes, it can feel like a big adjustment.

Generation Lyme
December 3, 2022

Reflection

Generation Lyme
December 3, 2022

Your support and willingness to reflect are valuable as the person in your life processes the changes that can occur while living with Lyme disease.

Generation Lyme
November 2, 2022

Change

Generation Lyme
November 2, 2022

Change can be a loaded word, interpreted as a positive or a negative. Lyme disease inevitably brings some of both kinds of change; for the one living with it and those who support them.

Generation Lyme
October 1, 2022

Control

Generation Lyme
October 1, 2022

It isn't just the person healing from Lyme who has to figure out which things can and cannot be controlled with this disease.

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