If your case was a late diagnosis, you ve most likely endured many doctor visits, possibly one or more misdiagnoses, been told your illness is psychosomatic while your life came to a standstill due to pain and fatigue. What could be better than to walk into a room and learn everyone there has been through much of the same. Suddenly someone understands how it feels and that alone is supportive. There are Lyme chat areas on the internet and message boards, but the personal interaction is not the same as actually being with others with Lyme disease. A hug, a reassuring touch, a supportive hand squeeze helps the healing process.
Touch is so important.
It conveys so much more than written or spoken words and it helps the healing process. Lyme disease knows no specific territorial boundaries. People who live in large cities, small towns, in the country, mountains or on a coast are infected and suffering. More often than not, there will not be a Lyme disease support group in a patient s area. And more often than not, the people who need one are unable to start one because of the limitations caused by Lyme disease.