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I was watching The Real Housewives of NYC (ok, I admit it)
Anyway - 2 of the featured housewives have teenage daughters with arthritis diagnosis, and the show features these families vacationing in the Hamptons every summer...
I wonder if it's really Lyme?
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I'm sure it is caused by Lyme. Thanks for letting me know about a new show to watch! I have it scheduled to record. I used to watch Real Housewives of Orange County.
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I think it has to be Lyme too - one of the wives is hosting a charity benefit for her daughter's arthritis ...
I wish they knew about Lyme disease (and of course believed in it and understood it and the controversy and did a benefit for Lyme instead!)
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So funny you mentioned this! I saw the show last night and was thinking the exact same thing. Well, guess I can maybe add this show to my bandwagon of shows to write into. It couldn't hurt.
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I have family in NY. I spent summers in the Hamptons as a child...coincidence that I have lyme, probable not.
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I was watching Real Housewives of NYC last season too, and I remember in one episode Jill (the red-head) sent her daughter to some kind of overnight camp/health clinic for kids with health issues, and the manner in which they were being very evasive about what exactly was going on with her (it was kind of like a 'mystery diagnosis"....something she'll grow out of thing), reminded me of when I was first sick, and how my parents were addressing it. So when I saw that last season, i thought, Lyme.
They didn't really list her symptoms exactly, but said she was going through something and she needed to "focus on herself" because of fatigue/vague symptoms, something like that. But it wasn't condescending, they just really didn't know what it was, and wanted to help her.
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I confess that I love this show too.
Jill's daughter (Allie) is the only one I remember who has arthritis. The name of the second teenager with arthritis is escaping me. Can someone please help me remember?
I hadn't thought of Lyme until you mentioned it Larkspur, but I bet you are right. I gather the families on this show have been vacationing in the Hamptoms for years.
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I'm a "Housewives" junkie too. I saw the same thing and also definately think Lyme.
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There are a few LLMDs in NYC and not to mention COLUMBIA!!!!!!
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On this weeks episode some of the wives went out to lunch and the blonde housewife - Ramona mentioned that her daughter (Avery) also had arthritis.
The context was that Jill wanted Ramona to help her with a Juvenille Arthritis charity event for her daughter and Ramona was like "no I'm too busy even though my daughter has the same thing" which of course made Jill angry - drama!
I beleive the Hamptons is where Amy Tan has said she contracted Lyme.
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Because I have nothing better to do, I googled to see if anyone else was discussing this online and found:
"Jill Zarin's teenage daughter Allyson and stepson Jonathan both suffer from arthritis"
very interesting....
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Hi, I saw same episodes. Jill more worried about her Weight. When her mother just touched her, she said ouch. Usually what Fmers say..Was not on major bone.
1st thought was FMer/Lymie Hampton's here are tick loaded on Health channel
I was going to blog her or something with all there $$$ can afford testing/&treatment. Felt sorry for her, by misunderstanding.
She could do Lyme fundraisers. Good coverage for Lyme.
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Thank you Larkspur for cluing me in. I still don't remember that part of the show even though I was glued to my TV.
Unfortunately my memory is really suffering, but even so, I love to watch.
I don't care for the OC one or the one from Atlanta, but the NY ladies are interesting.
I hope these young ladies get tested and treated.
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