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Why Give?
Over 476,000 people are diagnosed with Lyme disease every year in the US. This equates to over 29,000 new cases every month, 959 new cases a day, 40 new cases every hour. As the fastest spreading vector-borne (tick-borne) disease in the US, the number of new cases of Lyme is 1.5 times greater than breast cancer and 7 times greater than HIV/AIDS. 200 children get Lyme disease every day, that’s 4 school busses of children a day diagnosed with Lyme.
The cost to treat Lyme disease is in excess of $1 billion per year, or approximately $3,000 per patient per year. But, the per-patient cost of treating PTLDS (Post Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome) can be in the $10,000 – $100,000 range. Most insurance plans only cover treatment for the first month, leaving the patient with out of pocket expenses for medication, supplements and treatment.
Another challenge that patients face is the rising cost of medicine. Doxycycline, an antibiotic routinely prescribed for treatment of Lyme disease, has increased from $.03 per pill to over $5.00 per pill since 2014. Many patients take two of these per day. Without help, some children won’t be able to get the medication they need.
The LivLyme Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowable. Tax ID: #81-4433629.
Your Support Helps in Three Ways
You are providing financial assistance to children with Lyme disease that cannot afford their medication. This can dramatically improve the quality of someone’s life, and in some instances, make the difference in saving a life.
You are helping to fund the research and cure efforts being made by doctors and scientists throughout the US.
You are helping educate the world about ticks, vector-borne diseases, tick locations, how to protect yourself from ticks, proper tick removal, tick identification and more.
