I have been helplessly watching as a friend has struggled with increasing dis-ability. He has been doubly held back by mis-
diagnosis, which has delayed proper treatment. He is partially
paralyzed, with stroke-like symptoms, but has been told that he
has not had a stroke. He is experiencing difficulty speaking, swallowing and coughing. One cause may be Lyme's Disease, and
another possibility is ALS/Lou Gehrigs' disease ( also known as
Motor Neuron Disease in UK) Now i see several references to a
link between these....has anyone else had info about this?

Please send good wishes to my friend Dale-He has been so strong
and able-bodied and is not taking this very well. Here are some
links, including info about a film called Under Our Skin .

http://www.aldf.com/--American Lyme Disease Foundation

"Learn About Lyme Disease," Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, www.cdc. gov/ncidod/dvbid/lyme

International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society, www. ilads.org

http://www.canlyme.com/gazette_martz_2006.html

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/showthread.php?t=515

http://www.alsforums.com/forum/people-als-pals/574-connection-
between-amyotrophic-lateral-sclerosis-lyme-disease.html

http://www.healthboards.com/boards/archive/index.php/t-13332.html

http://www.personalconsult.com/articles/alsandlyme.html

http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/amyotrophic-lateral-sclerosis-discussions/general-support/322705-als-and-lyme-disease

http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/lyme-disease-support-forums
/general-support/608677-under-our-skin-movie

http://www.underourskin.com/watch.html

film trailer - http://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/under_our_skin/

A dramatic tale of microbes, medicine and money, this eye-opening
new film investigates the untold story of Lyme disease, an emerging epidemic larger than AIDS. Each year thousands go undiagnosed or misdiagnosed, told that their symptoms are "all in their head."
Following the stories of patients and physicians as they battle for their lives and livelihoods, the film brings into focus a haunting picture of our health care system and its ability to cope with a silent terror under our skin.

http://www.wellsphere.com/lyme-disease-article/als-caused-by-lyme-disease-with-babesia-co-infection/733679

Babesia...another tick transmitted blood disease--
a protozoan parasite of the blood that causes a hemolytic disease