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Topic: LD info on TV - Columbia, SC

cbb
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There will be 2 short segments on Lyme disease on Mon & Tues, Nov 15 & 16th,
WACH FOX News at 10pm (channel 6 on TWC - Columbia)

Arielle Riposta took a couple months off work while on IV for Lyme. Now that she's back on the program, she's put together a 2 part segment on Lyme to educate the public and to explain why she was out.

She interviewed me a couple weeks ago, interviewed a young dentist who has had a rough time with LD, & she interviewed Dr J in North Carolina.

When she lived in New Jersey, she did educational work with the Lyme Disease Association.
She's a delightful young lady, & I'm sure she'll make this very informative.

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cbb
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To the top for those in the viewing area for local FOX News at 10pm.

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TheCrimeOfLyme
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dang it, this is ONLY on south carolina news?

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cbb
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Not only is it just in South Carolina,
I believe it's just in the Midlands of South Carolina.

At least some of the people in the middle of the state will get some reliable info.
That's a lot more than they've been getting.

Shelley, so glad you saw this. I was going to look for your phone number so you'd know about it.

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cbb
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Shelley,
I'm so glad your Mom watched it with you.
It was short but made some important points.

It's been a couple weeks since my interview & then they came back today to film me answering a HotLine Call.
I'll feel a lot better when I see what parts of my interviews they use.

Tune in again tomorrow night for the next episode.
I just hope this ole lady doesn't embarrass herself too much on TV.

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Jooooo2
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Here is the web page to go to for the story: http://www.wach.com

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cbb
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Don't expect too much....
You know, I'm 66 yrs old.

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Lymetoo
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Wonderful! I'm glad SC is being educated...now, how about the rest of the world?!

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Lymetutu

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cbb
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Thanks, Shelley.
There were several other points I wanted them to use, but their time is so limited!
It was much more important to quote the Dentist who is a Lyme patient & the Dr who is treating Lyme. They have a lot more credibility than a grandmother on her soapbox.

The coverage was more than I had expected.
They gave 3 or 4 minutes to Lyme disease on both segments (Mon & Tues nights).
I think that's fantastic on a 30 minute news program.

Arielle Riposta was wonderful to work with.
Maybe she'll have lots of e-mails & calls & they'll decide to do a follow-up.

Thank you, Arielle!!

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DJP
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Wish I could have seen it! Sounds like it went well!!! Congratulations, you'll probably never know how many people you helped by doing this!!

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cbb
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Thanks, everyone.

It's a great beginning, but there's no time to rest.
We all need to keep getting the info out there!!

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DJP
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Cbb,
I agree that we all need to get the information out there. I am putting together a packet for our pediatrician and I'd like to sumbit an article for our local paper before Lyme "season" next year.

Ann-OH just posted about a seminar over in the general support area, so I wrote to the presenter. http://flash.lymenet.org/ubb/Forum3/HTML/011384.html

By no means am I applauding myself, just wanting to get the word out there any way possible.

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cbb
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DJP,
I know you aren't applauding yourself, so I'll do that for you.
Good job!!
I'm proud of what you're doing!

When you put together a packet for a dr, you never know how many people may be helped.

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cbb
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If anyone wants to thank Arielle Riposta for featuring Lyme disease on the News, you can e-mail the station at:
[email protected]

Thanks, Jooooo2, for posting the website for the station.
If anyone's interested, you can read the transcripts from both nights.

Raskilnokov,
Thanks for the comments & suggestions.
I'll remember that the next time.

Problem is, the TV person has all the control over what is used.

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Chocolat
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cbb-

My daughter has Lyme again (!!) and lives in Charleston.

Her dentist just got a packet from me because he just didn't understand all of her teeth distress--etc.

Wish I could have seen it--she had to work both nights.

Clicked on comments link but nothing came up--will go back and copy it down.

How to get copies of the news report??? Would be great to send her dentist--in Charleston, too.

And I do want to thank the gal--name gone--if I can connect to link.

Ate ice cream tonight--just couldn't help myself-but now my brain is locked up tight.

Thanks

Duh--went back-not a link--will e-mail her now. Hope both nights are on www. wach.com
Saw the first night--really good-printed that one out but it'd hiding in a paper mountain on my desk.

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