Tick Boot Camp

Episode 52: Are Ticks Breaking the Amish? - an interview with Maribeth Lacy

Maribeth Lacy grew up in the Amish Mennonite community of Meadville, Pennsylvania where she estimates that 1 of every 3 people are suffering from a tick disease

7 years ago

Tick Boot Camp’s guests today is Maribeth Lacy. Maribeth Lacy grew up in the Mennonite community of Guys Mills, Pennsylvania where she estimates that 1 of every 3 people are suffering from a tick disease. After making the decision to leave her Mennonite community and culture to attend college in California, her tick disease related illnesses caused her health to decline and forced her to leave college before graduation. If you would like to learn more about how a former member of the Amish community is fighting a tick disease battle that began during her childhood, then tune in now!

Tick Boot Camp is a Lyme disease and tick-borne illness podcast featuring interviews with leading doctors, researchers, scientists, patients, advocates, and experts. Explore Lyme disease symptoms, testing, diagnosis, treatment, recovery, chronic Lyme disease, coinfections, PANS/PANDAS, MCAS, neurological symptoms, emerging research, and the latest advances in tick-borne disease care. Through expert education and powerful patient stories, Tick Boot Camp provides hope, validation, practical information, and a community for people navigating Lyme disease and complex chronic illness.