Notes from 3 Tick Talks by Paula Jackson-Jones
Friday, June 14th was “Tick Day” on the Boothbay Peninsula. Paula Jackson-Jones, co-founder of MidCoast Lyme Disease Support & Education gave three talks about how to prevent tick bites and what to do if you have a tick encounter. Paula spoke to staff of the Boothbay Region Greenhouses, then staff and volunteers at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, and then wrapped up with a public talk at the Community Center. In each case, Paula spoke briefly about her own experience of getting 5 different diseases from a single tick bite, and going thru 22 medical providers with diagnoses ranging from Chronic Fatigue and stress, to Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinsons before she was correctly diagnosed by providers 23 and 24. Since regaining her health, Paula has dedicated herself to educating others about how to prevent tick-borne infections and how to get correctly diagnosed and treated if you DO have a tick encounter. You can download a summary of Paula’s talk here.
