Hope it is great and you all find some "for sure" cures..Pass along any good info when you return..lymemomtooo
Posted by lou (Member # 81) on :
Me too. Eating my heart out that I can't go.
Posted by mbroderick (Member # 5220) on :
PinchotGail and I are going. We'll post all information that we get! Gail even heard that there are some people who got invited to have breakfast with Dr. B! We weren't so lucky but we'll be excellent note-takers for everyone. Hopefully we'll hear about something amazing.
Marian
Posted by lou (Member # 81) on :
Thanks a bunch. Will look forward to your report. Am especially interested in what Dr. M says about STARI.
[ 21. October 2005, 11:16 PM: Message edited by: lou ]
Posted by PinchotGail (Member # 5066) on :
Aw Lymemomtoo, you're in our prayers as always....We're on a mission and are anxious to get there and report back!!!
O.k. Lou will pay special attention for Dr. M and STARI....you got it...
Marian thank God you are driving....I hate/despise the Surekill expressway.....
Since it's in Philadelphia gee, i was hoping Daryl Hall would show up!!!!!!!!
If anyone else is going from here let Marian and myself know......we'd love to meet you there!!
Gail Posted by Neenny (Member # 7224) on :
Where and when is this conference??
Posted by Andie333 (Member # 7370) on :
Hey, Gail and Marian...
I have to work a lot of the day on Saturday and have a party that night, but it would be wonderful it we could somehow coordinate a way to meet downtown.
Let me know if you're staying over and maybe we can plan from there.
Andie
Posted by timaca (Member # 6911) on :
I'll be at the conference. It's on my birthday, so it's my present to myself!
So, how am I going to recognize the lymenet people Posted by mbroderick (Member # 5220) on :
We'll just have to put our screen names on the name tags below our 'real' names! Watch out for mbroderick and PinchotGail!!
Posted by mbroderick (Member # 5220) on :
Neenny,
It is the International Lyme Conference in Philadelphia this Friday at the Crowne Plaza- 1800 Market Street. It will be held from 7:30 am - 6:30 pm
You can spot me, because I'll probably be infusing my IV rocephin at some point during the conference. So, just look for an IV bag suspended from a coat rack or light or something high...
I'll be looking for you!
Posted by lymemomtooo (Member # 5396) on :
Thanks..G & M..I should have known I could count on the two of you to help us out..Drive safely..
No offense to any from Phila, but driving is not fun there..I will censor my thoughts further on that..Since I have to go there about once a month and don't want to be recognized. Ha.. lymemomtooo
Posted by lou (Member # 81) on :
Maybe it would be useful to give some background for my interest in the current status of STARI. It appeared to be a done deal that this lyme variant was caused by Borrelia lonestari, found in lonestar ticks. However, this year an article was published that cast doubt on the whole thing. Can read it at this url: http://tinyurl.com/9cer3
My question is whether Dr. M agrees with this conclusion, or did he just supply the samples to be tested? Since Wormser (aka The Worm) and other steerites were involved in the testing, it raises questions as to whether their usual bias/denial has once again influenced the outcome of research. Can they find an elephant in the living room? Or is it truly now uncertain as to the cause? If Dr. M agrees with this, then I will be convinced.
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