Hello and welcome to the Share Six blog, this month Katherine chose to highlight Lyme Disease Awareness Month. Here is what Katherine shared about the disease: Lyme disease is a spirochete bacterium that is transmitted by ticks. It is the fastest growing infectious disease, and is 1-1/2 times more common than breast cancer and 6 times more common than HIV. If treated with antibiotic therapy soon after transmission, the probability of successful treatment is much higher. If it goes untreated, it can infiltrate a person’s body and wreak great havoc. Untreated Lyme disease is known to attack the heart and central nervous symptom. The numerous symptoms mimic other chronic illnesses such as ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), MS (Multiple Sclerosis), ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), Rheumatoid Arthritis Parkinson’s Disease, Lupus, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, as well as many others. Because of this, many patients with Lyme get misdiagnosed and go years not being properly treated, therefore furthering the progression of Lyme disease. Awareness of this disease is imperative, as there are over 300,000 estimated new cases of Lyme disease each year in the United States alone (according to Johns Hopkins Medicine). It was once believed that you always got a bullseye rash if you contracted the disease from a tick bite, but we now know that is not the case. Not everyone presents with a bullseye rash. Without a bullseye rash (and even with one), many people don’t connect their symptoms to the tick bite. The more awareness we can bring, the better people can understand and know what to look for when searching for answers to their health problems that were unknowingly caused by a fateful tick bite. Please join us this month in spreading awareness. If you are interested in finding out more, here are some links: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/lyme-disease/ https://lymediseaseuk.com/ https://www.cdc.gov/lyme/signs_symptoms/index.html https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/lyme-disease/symptoms-causes/syc-20374651 Our theme will be Green for the month of May. I hope you enjoy my interpretation of the theme, remember to click on the link below and follow the blog circle to see what the other talented Share Six ladies have come up with this month! I am part of a group of photographers, Share Six, who blog 6 images on the 6th of each month with unique monthly themes.
Please continue around the circle until you get back to this page by clicking HERE to see how the extremely talented Elizabeth Willson from It's Still Life Photography interpreted this month's theme. Join us for this month’s theme by posting your { green } images on our Facebook page at SHARE SIX and to our Instagram gallery, by tagging #sharesix and #sharesix_green A new theme will be posted on 6th June
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Liz
6/5/2019 09:57:31 pm
I love how you captured such rich and gorgeous shades of green in such creative and beautiful ways!
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9/5/2019 03:55:04 pm
Janet you are making magic everytime! I love those amazing bokeh!!!!!
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