Lyme in Maine

Websites/Support Groups

• MaineLyme: Up to Date Support Group Listings
• Midcoast Lyme Disease Support and Education (Blog)
• Maine Lyme Info (Facebook)
• Maine Lyme Support (Facebook)
• Midcoast Lyme Disease Support
• Midcoast Lyme Support Groups
• LymeBuddies
• Maine Online Support
  MaineLymeDisease is an online information and support group for the people of Maine who have Lyme Disease, or those who need more information regarding tick borne diseases.
  https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/MaineLymeDisease/info
• Lyme Disease Support Groups
  Boothbay Harbor
  Midcoast Lyme Disease Support & Education
  Boothbay Region Community Center (inside The Meadow Mall)
  185 Townsend Ave, Boothbay Harbor ME
  Meets 3rd Thursday of every month 6-8 pm
  FMI: Paula Jackson Jones 207-446-6447 or
  Angele Rice 207-841-8757
  Email: midcoastlymediseasesupedu@gmail.com
• Brewer
  Brewer Community School
  92 Pendleton St.
  Brewer, Me
  Meets on the 2^nd Tuesday of the month 6-8 pm
  FMI Contact: Lisa Jordan 207-944-0764 or email sally7600@aol.com
• Brunswick Support Group 
  by Midcoast Lyme Disease Support and Education Group
  Midcoast Hospital
  123 Medical Center
  Brunswick, ME
  Meets on the 1st Wednesday of the month 6-8 pm
  Conference Rm. 1 and 2
  FMI Contact: Paula Jones 207-446-6447 lymewarrior247365@gmail.com
  Angele Rice 207-842-8757 angbet35@gmail.com
  Email: midcoastlymediseasesupedu@gmail.com
• Damriscotta
  Midcoast Lyme Disease Support & Education
  Damariscotta First Baptist Church
  5 Bristol Rd, Damariscotta ME
  Meets on 3rd Monday of the month 1-3 pm
  FMI: Paula Jackson Jones 207-446-6447 or
  Angele Rice 207-841-8757
  Email: midcoastlymediseasesupedu@gmail.com
• Ellsworth
  Beth C. Wright Cancer Resource Center
  23 Commerce Park
  Ellsworth, ME 04605
  Meets the 1st Tuesday of each month 6-8 PM
  Contact: Daaby 479-7130
• Lewiston-Auburn
  Olive Branch Cafe-ARK (formly Old Pizza Hut),
  791 Lisbon St Lewiston ME
  2nd Monday of the month 6:30-8:30 pm
  FMI: Dennis & Cheryl Farley (207) 623-4679
  Email: ready.set.go.healthy@gmail.com
• Manchester
  Capital Area Lyme Support Group
  Manchester Fire Station
  6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
  Meets on the 2nd Thursday of the month
  FMI Contact: Dennis and Cheryl Farley
  207-623-4679
  ready.set.go.healthy@gmail.com
• Midcoast Lyme Disease Support and Education
  Wiscasset Community Center
  242 Gardiner Road, Wiscasset, ME
  Meets Last Tuesday of every month 6-8 PM
  FMI Contact: Paula Jones 207-446-6447 lymewarrior247365@gmail.com
  Angele Rice 207-842-8757 angbet35@gmail.com
• Norway
  Fare Share Co-Op Store, 443 Main St.,Norway
  Contact Tracy for day and time.
  Contact: Tracy 674-3781; cell 381-7096
  tracy04219@yahoo.com
• Portland
  McGeachy Hall
  Maine Medical Center (MMC)
  216 Vaughan St.
  Meets the 1st Wednesday of each month 6-8 pm
  Portland, ME 04101
  Contact: Vicky portnorth101@gmail.com or 797-5360
• Rockland Midcoast Lyme Disease Support and Education Group 
  Knox Center
  6 White St.
  Rockland, ME
  Meets the 2nd Tuesday of every month 6-8 pm
  FMI Paula Jones 207-446-6447
  lymewarrior247365@gmail.com
• Saco Lyme Support Group
  Saco Community Center
  75 Franklin St., Saco, ME 04072
  Meets 3rd Monday of the month 6-8 pm
  FMI Contact: Holly Lea 207-219-1678
  Angela Coulombe   angela@angelacoulombe.com
• Wiscasett
  Midcoast Lyme Disease Support & Education
  Wiscasset Community Center,
  242 Gardiner Rd. Wiscasset ME
  Meets Last Tuesday of every month 6-8:00 pm
  FMI: Paula Jackson Jones 207-446-6447 or
  Angele Rice 207-841-8757
   Email: midcoastlymediseasesupedu@gmail.com
• LymeBuddies
  LymeBuddies offers understanding, hope, and answers to questions to Lyme patients over the phone. They like being the live voice that one can call for help and support. www.lymebuddies.com  or email info@lymebuddies.com

Newspaper/Online Articles

• Poli-tics drawing the line in the fight against Lyme
• Lyme disease and other tick-related illnesses on the rise in Maine
• Maine Lyme Bill 416-597 Signed Into Law
• Lyme disease digging in as Maine mounts fight against it A new research lab will help with treatment, and public education efforts have intensified, but cases of the debilitating illness may fall just short of a state record this year.

• Midcoast Maine Lyme Disease Conference a SUCCESS!!

• Researchers: More than half of ticks may be infected with Lyme disease in Maine

Lyme Disease Statistics

Click here to see Tick ‘Checks estimated Lyme cases in Maine VS the CDC map.

Lyme Disease Legislation in Main

• June 2015
  Maine Legislature clears way for long-term Lyme disease treatment. A bill to shield doctors from license sanctions for prescribing long-term antibiotics becomes law without the governor’s signature. Read More Here
• June 2013
  Lyme Disease Bill Passes Maine Legislature, Heads To Gov. LePage’s Desk

Events

• Click Here for a List of Upcoming Events!
• 2016: LymeBuddies Jimmy the Greeks 5K for Lyme Disease Awareness
• Midcoast Lyme Disease Support & Education group, a nonprofit organization, held their 1st Annual Midcoast Maine Lyme Disease conference. If you missed the conference, not to worry. It was recorded and the 2-DVD sets are available for purchase for $20 (send an email to: midcoastlymediseasesupedu@gmail.com)
• Worldwide Lyme Protest Maine 2013
• Worldwide Lyme Protest Maine 2014

Fighting Lyme: Midcoast Lyme conference May 2
Angele Rice and Paula Jackson Jones on WCSH6

Maine Lyme Disease Awareness Items  

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