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Still standing after 20 years of chronic Lyme disease AKA post sepsis.

• Arthritic Knee Syphilis

  By Beaux Reliosis on April 1, 2019 • ( 31 )

  

  The official case definition of Lyme disease, since the 1994 CDC Dearborn conference, is an autoimmune arthritic knee. Allen Steere knowingly and intentionally threw out the “seronegative” cases to narrow the definition to the approximately 15% of cases that have… Read More ›

• Flu Shots R Fun

  By Beaux Reliosis on February 27, 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  A report from 2015 described what the inactivated trivalent flu shot did to the immune system. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/25367297/ Three things here: induction of CD14(+)CD16(+) inflammatory monocytes, interleukin-6, and interleukin-10. ***Asterisks are my own.*** Abstract “We evaluated in vivo innate immune responses… Read More ›

• Mental Health Death Match: Vodka v. MDs

  By Beaux Reliosis on December 30, 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  Always remember that when it comes to celebrity advice, following the money is easier than taking a trip to the bathroom. However, you may want to shower or at least wash your hands after doing so. I saw a “PSA”… Read More ›

• Wonkless: A Satirical Christmas Tale of Lyme & Consequences

  By Beaux Reliosis on December 22, 2018 • ( 5 )

  

  Harvey, an elf who asked that we use only his first name, expressed dismay at the duo’s ignorance of a disease for which they have long claimed to be experts and advocates. “We’ve had some elves hit hard by Lyme. It’s tough when you have so much occupational exposure to ticks while caring for reindeer in the off season.”

• An Institutional Form of Murder

  By Beaux Reliosis on September 16, 2018 • ( 10 )

  

  More than 40 years into the tragedy of Lyme disease, those of us whose lives have been destroyed by it ask ourselves, “Is this another Tuskegee?” By all accounts, yes. It is an institutional form of murder. An accepted thing…not subject to review.

• Why There Can’t be a Real Lyme Test

  By Beaux Reliosis on August 8, 2018 • ( 5 )

  

  If you have Lyme disease and ever wondered why the tests suck, you need to watch the film, “The Bleeding Edge.” https://www.netflix.com/title/80170862 It explains how medical device manufacturers get away with putting harmful devices on the market through FDA 510(k)… Read More ›

• Fun with Lyme Science

  By Beaux Reliosis on July 3, 2018 • ( 6 )

  

  So, it doesn’t really matter if you get injected with OspA, OspC, OspXYZ; if they’re all triacylated, that means you’re screwed. And what these triacyl lipoproteins DO is not pretty.

• Bay Area Lyme Foundation Funds the Crooks

  By Beaux Reliosis on June 28, 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  It’s not a shock. It’s hardly even news. I’ve been pointing out for a long time that Bay Area Lyme Foundation has some rather unsavory characters on its scientific advisory panel. But the desire among Lymish for BALF to be… Read More ›

• John Aucott is Not Your Friend

  By Beaux Reliosis on April 14, 2018 • ( 7 )

  

  In the Lyme world, where everything is politicized and monetized, nothing can be taken at face value. Take this announcement, for example: Embarrassingly, we had failed to look at it closely enough to see what was really going on, and… Read More ›

• Hope in Unity in Truth

  By Beaux Reliosis on April 4, 2018 • ( 2 )

  

  What does hope look like? A sunrise? A fluffy puppy? A day of no pain, no worry, no sickness or despair? Or does it look like the people we know; the fighters, the benevolent warriors, the shining lights of this… Read More ›