I just heard the letters YOU ALL wrote worked!
GOOD JOB!
The NY Times decided to kill their own article! JUST WHAT WE WANTED!
THANK YOU!!!
Some may feel our voices aren't heard.. but they were. If we stick together.. we will WIN!
Here is a letter to you all from Igenex..
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Look what we have done TOGETHER
I want to thank everyone who wrote or faxed to Dan Hurley, the reporter, or the editors of the New York Times on behalf of IGeneX. It is really bigger than IGeneX, because it goes to the heart of our definition of Lyme Disease.
Your collective voices were heard.
The New York Times killed the story. It could not have been done without you.
The New York Times is one of the most powerful newspapers in the world, but they listened to you and just maybe they had second thoughts about the story.
This is what we, The Lyme Community, has hoped and prayed for, a fair and balanced story about the devastation of Lyme and its chronic nature.
We have indicated to Mr. Hurley that we welcome and have hoped for a story - but one that is fair to all sides. We have urged him to read your letters and talk to some of you so that the real story can be told.
With gratitude and united in our efforts,
Nick S. Harris
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If you get the choice to sit it out or dance...
We nuked the story!
HK
Yippeee!!!!
TC, Thanks for posting Igenex's letter, it is always so good to see the outcome of the things we are working on.
Good Job!
And thanks to Nick Harris (IgeneX) for writing to inform us!!!
And Tincup for sharing this 'GOOD NEWS"!!!
~laserred~
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Originally posted by Martijn:I would like to know what they intended to write and why they decided to kill the story.
Read between the lines. I'm glad no one listened to your advice of NOT writing letters.
We'll see...maybe he will write a story!
I also sent a pdf of the 2003 Harvey Elsevier Science Ltd. article.
L
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A few years ago there was an article in the NY Times Sunday Magazine section which presented the opposing views on the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme. At the time I thought it was a fair piece as it drew no conclusions of its own, but allowed the reader to do so.
In my opinion, WE were not portrayed as crazies.
Anyone remember that one?
Bravo! and Yippeeee!
Ann - OH
TC, thanks for posting Igenex's response too..
bettyg
Hubby got a certified letter from a primary care duck who was not willing to accept him as a new patient.
Hope for better luck next Monday. Will have to drive 50 miles to a larger town to try to find a new primary care doctor. This is why we waited so long to move back to VA! We were afraid this would happen.
Bea Seibert
I am so happy I was able to be a part of
it.
Tincup, Thanks for posting that letter....
WE ROCK!! 
Have you considered IM Bicillin? Along with ketek and nystatin and?
It feels good to have contributed to a desired outcome..Let's hope that Mr. Hurley may be inspired to do deeper research and distill a fair article some day soon.
Carol Ann
Quote from Col. Smith of the A-Team....
"I love it when a plan comes together."
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If you get the choice to sit it out or dance...
So take THAT....NYTimes! And take THAT OPMC!
Thanks so much for posting this TC...