About UsMISSION STATEMENT We are mothers, and mother-advocates, concerned with the impact of Lyme Disease and its co-infections on pregnant women, children and families. Our mission includes:
- Advocacy and community-building
- Educating the public and health care workers about the dangers of Lyme disease and co-infections on pregnant women, their children, children in general, and its effect on families.
- Increasing awareness of the dangers of Lyme disease and co-infections on pregnant women, their children, children in general, and its effect on families
- Promoting research that advances prevention, diagnosis and treatment
LEADERSHIP: Meet Our Board & Advisory Board
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Holly Ahern Holly Ahern is an award-winning professor of microbiology at the State University of New York (SUNY) Adirondack, where she teaches and mentors students in undergraduate more...
research focused on preserving small lake ecosystems in the Adirondack region. As a result of her family’s personal experience with Lyme disease, Ahern co-founded, and is vice-president of, Lyme Action Network. Ahern has served as the Scientific Advisor for Focus on Lyme since 2014. As a scientist and advocate, she is actively involved in New York State and federal legislative initiatives to improve patient access to care. -
Kristina-Bauer Kristina Bauer is the Director of Texas Lyme Alliance, a charity dedicated to bettering the lives of congenital and pediatric Lyme patients. Kristina has earned severalmore...
certifications in the health and wellness field, and owned a Yoga studio and wellness center for 14 years. She has also worked on several Lyme disease publications as an editor. Kristina is a Lyme patient, advocate, and mom of 4 Congenital Lyme children. She founded the public Facebook page “Disulfiram for Lyme,” and the private group “Disulfiram Experience for Lyme Support group” with over 5,000 members.
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Jane Marke, MD, Co-Founder Dr. Jane Marke is a Board-certified Psychiatrist in private practice in New York City trained in Intensive Short-term Psychotherapy used in the treatment of trauma, PTSD and more...
relationship issues. Dr. Marke has also trained in Internal Medicine. She treats psychiatric problems of the medically ill and has worked extensively with patients who have chronic illness. In 2013, Dr. Marke became board-certified in Complementary and Holistic Medicine, using food, herbs and nutritional supplements to promote health and healing. Receiving her own diagnosis of Lyme Disease and co-infections in 2009, her practice now is largely but not exclusively made up of patients suffering the psychiatric effects of Tick-Borne Disease, including late teens and early adults who have been ill since early childhood. -
