Phyllis Bedford is the founder of LymeLight Foundation, a not-for-profit whose mission is to provide grants which enable eligible children and young adults with Lyme disease to receive proper treatment and medication as well as to raise awareness about Lyme disease.
Ms. Bedford is a graduate of UC Berkeley with a degree in Political Economics.
Tiffany Perez is a 35-year-old professional tattoo artist from Pine Brook, New Jersey.
Ms. Perez led a very busy and productive life and owned her own business before getting sick with Lyme disease.
Ms. Perez had a stroke and then was diagnosed with COVID.
Flora Deborah is a 38-year-old artist, sculptor and photographer from Tel Aviv, Israel.
Ms. Deborah was born in Evian, France and raised in Milan, Italy. During her childhood in Italy, she discovered an aptitude and love for the drawing arts.
In 2015, she moved to Israel to attend graduate school.
Lauren Murphree is a 29-year-old certified IV technician from Tennessee. She’s also the author of Silent Suffering: Finding God's Faithfulness in Chronic Lyme Disease.
Ms. Murphree was flourishing and working full time. She was an athlete and was very social.
Jennifer Sala is a 32-year-old herbalist and research writer from Ellsworth, Maine.
Ms. Sala was a healthy baby, and she was accepted into her school’s talented and gifted program at a young age. She was bit by ticks all throughout her life but didn’t know what they were.
Micaela Hoo is a 28-year-old freelance content creator, social media manager, Global Lyme Alliance (GLA) peer mentor, and entrepreneur from Los Angeles, California. She is the co-creator of My July, a clean skin care brand.
Born in the eastern United States Lyme belt, Ms.
Dr. Christine Arseneau is a 38-year-old pharmacist who spent 6 years training at a hospital before managing an integrative compounding pharmacy where she now works today. She is the founder of Lyme Support which serves clients suffering with Lyme disease and tick-borne infections, is certified in Clinical Cannabinoid Pharmacy, and has a Functional Medicine
Dana Papadopoulos is a 30-year-old not-for-profit Media Director residing in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Ms. Papadopoulos was transformed from an active, healthy, athletic child and young adult to a chronically ill 18-year-old woman.
Amber Benge is a 39-year-old young woman from Hickory, North Carolina who is now a sustainable farmer growing her own food and medicine at Grace Walk Farm. She’s a trained victim advocate and her professional background is in working with women who have addiction issues and are victims of sex trafficking.
Daisy Ilchovska is a 36-year-old nutritional therapist, researcher, and author from Bournemouth, England. She is the founder of Optimal Health Nutrition, a virtual clinic established to help people overcome health challenges through evidence-based strategies.
At the age of 26, Ms.