Lyme Disease: Why Can’t We Get Better? From Symptoms to Solutions is the theme of this year’s Tuesday, May 12, Ridgefield Lyme Connection conference and health fair in Danbury.
Free and open to the public, the event includes an afternoon integrative medicine workshop from 1 to 4 with Dr. William Lee Cowden and Eva Sapi Ph.D; a Lyme-focused health fair beginning at 6 p.m., and an evening presentation spotlighting the work of Lyme-treating physician and best-selling author Dr. Richard Horowitz at 7 p.m. Lyme Disease Association President Pat Smith will receive the first Courage in Advocacy Award. The program concludes at 9:30 with questions and answers. It takes place at Western Connecticut State University’s campus at 43 Lake Avenue Extension in Danbury off University Boulelvard in the Westside Student Center ballroom.
The health fair features exhibitors offering tick-control products and services, Lyme-literate providers, laboratories and other ancillary professionals who support the Lyme patient community. No registration is required. Seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis. More than 400 people from 10 states attended in 2014.
Lyme Connection, which began as the Ridgefield Lyme Disease Task Force, has served as a tick-borne disease resource in the Greater Danbury area for the past 12 years. The group’s annual WestConn event is one of the largest Lyme disease patient-focused conferences in the country. Sponsors include BugBeWear.com, IGeneX Inc., Master Supplements, My Health 1st Urgent Care, NutraMedix and Select TCS Tick Control System. For additional information, visit LymeConnection.org or the Facebook page at RidgefieldLymeResource or email Jennifer@LymeConnection.org