[K3CAL] Subject: Public showing of "UNDER OUR SKIN" award winning documentary about Lyme Disease

[Dennis N3QHC]

Saw this and thought I thought it was important to share with follow hams in
the County.  You may want to attend and/or forward Email to friends & family
so they can know.

 

Subject: Public showing of "UNDER OUR SKIN" award winning documentary about
Lyme Disease

FYI! 


According to a local doctor, Calvert County ranks 7th in the nation for 
the number of reported cases of Lyme Disease. Experts predict a severe 
infestation of Deer Ticks (the carriers of Lyme Disease) this year 2012. 

Therefore as a service to our state, county and community, there will be 
a public showings of the award winning Lyme Disease documentary _UNDER 
OUR SKIN_ at 7 pm on May 22, 24, 29 & 31. This important documentary is 
104 minutes in length. 

See  <http://www.underourskin.com/screening-tools>
http://www.underourskin.com/screening-tools for more information about this
documentary. 

The showings will be at: 

Christian Fellowship of Calvert 

Mt. Harmony Professional Center 

2317 Mt. Harmony Road, Owings, MD 

/(At the corner of Rt. # 4 & Mt. Harmony Road)/ 

I hope to see you at one of the showings! 

Sincerely, 

Rev. Dr. Marshall R. Coffman 

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*Background* 

In the early 1970's, a mysterious ailment was discovered among children 
living around the town of Lyme, CT. What was first diagnosed as isolated 
cases of juvenile arthritis, eventually became known as Lyme disease, an 
illness triggered by spiral-shaped bacteria, similar to the 
microorganisms that cause syphilis. Today, many of those untreated will 
suffer chronic debilitating illness. Some unknowingly will pass the 
disease on to their unborn children. Many will lose their livelihoods, 
and still others, their lives. 

Yet Lyme disease is one of the most misunderstood and controversial 
illnesses of our time. Difficult to test accurately, tens of thousands 
of people go undiagnosed-or misdiagnosed with such conditions as 
fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, autism, MS and ALS. The Centers for 
Disease Control admits that more than 300,000 people may acquire Lyme 
disease each year, a number greater than AIDS, West Nile virus, and 
swine and avian flu combined. And yet, the medical establishment-with 
profound influence from the insurance industry-has stated that the 
disease is easily detectable and treatable, and that "chronic Lyme" is 
some other unrecognized syndrome or a completely psychosomatic disorder. 

UNDER OUR SKIN is a powerful and often terrifying look not only at the 
science and politics of the disease, but also the personal stories of 
those whose lives have been affected and nearly destroyed. From a few 
brave doctors who risk their medical licenses, to patients who once led 
active lives but now can barely walk, the film uncovers a hidden world 
that will astound viewers. While exposing a broken health care and 
medical research system, the film also gives voice to those who believe 
that instead of a crisis, Lyme is simply a "disease du jour," over 
diagnosed and contributing to another crisis: the looming resistance of 
microbes and ineffectuality of antibiotics. As suspenseful and 
hair-raising as a Hollywood thriller, UNDER OUR SKIN is sure to get 
under yours. 





 

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