LymeNet Flash: Fox News Happy Hour co-anchor gets Lyme disease

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Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :

Hi - go read Cody Willard's blog about getting bell's palsy/Lyme disease from a recent camping trip in upstate NY. He is starting treatment and will not be on the air for a while.

At the end of the blog, he says he wouldn't ask for any of the taxpayers' money to be spent for this disease. A couple of us have already posted comments about the two pending Lyme bills.

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/fox_biz/happy_hour_anchor_willard_has_lyme_disease_88590.asp

Then click on "he blogs this weekend"

Posted by cantgiveupyet (Member # 8165) on :

good find Robin,

did i read that correct the doctors at NYU made a clinical diagnosis, before getting results in of the spinal tap?

i still feel his connection with fox got him those IV abx.

Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :

I posted at the blog before I saw this post.

I invited him here to chat with you all. Hope you don't mind?

[Big Grin]

Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :

BTW- If he visits... tell him he must have missed the bulletin stating news anchors aren't allowed to get Lyme disease.

Whenever they do, the IDSA's reputation goes a bit further down the drain.

[Big Grin]

Posted by Clarissa (Member # 4715) on :

Is he going public with this, meaning in his postion as anchorman to raise awareness?

Posted by HamDune (Member # 14139) on :

Probably not.

Posted by NJLyme82 (Member # 15683) on :

My personal prediction is that if he gets better with no problems he'll forget about it and wonder what all of the fuss is about.

However, if he continues to have problems beyond the standard treatment he might speak out.

Posted by ByronSBell 2007 (Member # 11496) on :

It's a shame to hear of another person with lyme disease, but I think this is really going to help get the lyme awareness ball rolling even faster.

Posted by groovy2 (Member # 6304) on :

Well GWB has lyme and it did not do much -Ouch-

What this guy feels about lyme now and what
he thinks a year from now Will be different -

Money Talks --
My sister who is stinking rich has been infected
4 times (in PA )

She has been able to get Medicine that day
and gets Exactly what she wants --

Posted by scared08 (Member # 14695) on :

Byron I agree with you; it is such a shame to hear another is infected with Lyme. Very sad! I haven't read anything about him yet, but even if he is being treated early with IV antibiotics; chances are he will still experience a pretty tough herx reaction.

I would think that this would be enough, (hopefully) to give him an interest and understanding as to the many that suffer with this disease. He may use his position to raise awareness!!?

Mind you, I don't wish anyone to suffer and experience the pain that comes with herxing!!! But I think y'all know what I mean.

Tincup, I think it is wonderful to invite him to this forum!!!! Not only will he have a better understanding of what he may be dealing with, but he'll definitly have a better understanding of what other are dealing with!

I do wish him the best!

Posted by daise (Member # 13622) on :

Hi everyone,

I invited him here, too. Here's what I posted on the other thread about the same article:

http://flash.lymenet.org/scripts/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=068745

daise [Smile]

Posted by METALLlC BLUE (Member # 6628) on :

I posted under the name Michael a few days ago. I talked about the studies on persistent infection, and so forth.