Gen Lyme Day: A Day to Celebrate You

 

A holiday to celebrate the people of the Lyme community.

Thank you for joining US ON SEPTEMBER 24TH, 2022!

You deserve to be celebrated. We value you as members of this community, as patients, supporters, and as people far beyond the scope of Lyme disease.

You can join in on your day from wherever you are. It’s okay if you’re not feeling well, if you’re feeling unusually great, or anything in between. The reality of your experience is welcome. You are welcome here.

#GENLYMEDAY is about honoring you for who you are, exactly where you are.

 

Thank you so much to everyone who participated in Gen Lyme Day 2022!

 

Here’s what we did!

Welcome to Generation Lyme, and Happy Gen Lyme Day, from all of us at Gen Lyme.

Haley & Jennifer interview each other while eating increasingly spicy wings so you can get to know them really well. Who will crumble? Who will defeat Thanos?! Watch to find out!

Watch a LIVE recording of The Generation Lyme Podcast in which Brooke, Jennifer, Haley, and Jesse chat about compassion and answer questions from the community!

Hear from Debra, Iain, Alex, and Haley - hosts of our Meet-Ups for Supporters!

Hear from Fallon, Brooke, Desta, Jesse, Rhisa, and Grace - hosts of our Themed Meet-Ups!

Meredith Faucette from the Center for Lyme Action joins Meghan and Jennifer for a chat about advocacy.

A brief meditation and breathwork session with certified facilitator Lauren.

Tick JEDI Coalition teammates Adina Bercowicz and Meghan Bradshaw from LymeTV join Jennifer.

Jesse and Jennifer sing to close out Gen Lyme Day 2022. Watch and enjoy!

Adina Bercowicz and Meghan Bradshaw from LymeTV join Tick JEDI Coalition teammate Jennifer for a chat about community action.

Community Q&A with Brooke

It’s Okay Not To Be Okay with Haley & Jennifer

Afterparty Concert on Instagram!

Aleksa joins Fallon to chat about hosting Meet-Ups

Chair Yoga with Haley

Special thanks to contributors

Adina Bercowicz: Founder & Executive Director of LymeTV, President & Executive Director of the Tick JEDI Coalition; Meghan Bradshaw: Director of Advocacy of LymeTV and the Tick JEDI Coalition; Meredith Faucette: Manager of Government Relations from Center for Lyme Action; Lauren Jill: certified breathwork facilitator; many of our amazing Generation Lyme Meet-Up Hosts (including Fallon, Grace, Rhisa, Alex, Debra, Iain, and Desta), and YOU—the Generation Lyme Community!

Your presence, honesty, wisdom, and laughter made the day special for the entire community.

Thank you for joining us!

Here’s what we did in 2021!

EFT Tapping with Stephanie Mandel

advocacy with Ali Moresco

It’s OK not to be OK

Gen Lyme Community Q&A

Thank you for joining us!

Contributors:

Stephanie from The Morrison Center, Nic from Chronic2Wear, Carmen from Latinas Lyme Life, Gabriela from My Empowered Heart, Ali from Advocacy Express, and you—the Generation Lyme Community!

As Lyme patients, we’re always fighting. Sometimes it's hard to feel like we can be recognized for anything but our disease, that we deserve more, or that there's a space for us to enjoy as we are. 

Gen Lyme Day is a new tradition that exists to change that.

who

All of us. All of you. If Lyme disease has impacted your life, this is your day. If you’re a supporter of someone with Lyme, this day is for you, too.

This is Generation Lyme.

what

Gen Lyme Day is a brand new holiday just for you. It’s not only for our organization. It’s bigger than that. It’s about taking a day to amplify and support this generation of Lyme patients and celebrate the people beyond the disease.

It's a day to connect us, give us hope, and further our cause through fun, relaxing, at-home ways to recognize and celebrate each other.

Spread the word with the hashtag #genlymeday.

when

Saturday, September 24th, 2022.

All day!

where

Online! You can join Gen Lyme Day from your own home. It’s all free. You can stay in bed, call in, observe only, take breaks, and everything in between.

why

Because you deserve it.

We hear you. We believe you. We value you.

2021 Announcement Video: