SERVING RHODE ISLANDERS SINCE 2010

CURRENT APPEAL TO RI GOVERNOR'S PANEL
(April 2022)

A Panel of local Doctors, who have been commissioned to assist in the search for a new Director of the DOH, is urged to select candidates who will endorse the ILADS Guidelines for testing, diagnosis and treatment for Lyme and other Tick-Borne Illnesses and will pronounce the RI Laws on Lyme. 

Update
(June 2022)

Utpala Bandy Named Interim Director of RI Department of Health

October 2022
Visit lymedisease.org and globallymealliance.org for important articles

"Ten Celebrities Diagnosed with Tick-Borne Diseases"
"American medicine pretends to understand the Lyme epidemic. It does not.”
"Dr. Adrian Baranchuk explains cardiac manifestations of Lyme disease"
"How I lost my husband to undiagnosed Lyme disease"
"It started with a tick bite. How I lost my husband to undiagnosed Lyme disease"
"Lyme disease likely has infected 14.5% of world population"
"A eulogy for Dr. Charles Ray Jones, by friends and admirers"
"When Lyme is misdiagnosed as mental illness–“A road to nowhere”

NEW LYME LEGISLATION IN RI
(June 2021)
2021 SENATE BILL S-0711, presented by Sen. Stephen Archambault, was passed and enacted in June 2021. This document directs the Department of Health to update information and treatment protocols considering multiple reliable resources to physicians on a timely basis.  It  refers to the 2002  RI LAWS on LYME Title 2, Chapter 37.5; and, addresses the similarities with COVID symptoms.  This is a big step in the right direction for Lyme & TBI patients in RI.

You can view the entire Bill online, and or pose questions to Lyme Newport.

Be aware of the symptoms...they are much like COVID

​Is it Lyme or is it COVID-19?



"Lyme Disease Symptoms Could Be Mistaken for COVID-19, with Serious Consequences"
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"Will COVID-19 Lead to a Lyme Disease Boom ?" - NBC News 7/16/20 

 "When Coronavirus and Lyme Disease Intersect" - USA Today 6/22/20 

 "How Coronavirus Puts Lyme Disease Patients at Risk" - Fox News 5/7/20

"Science Suggests We Can Prevent COVID, Even When Defenses Fail" - Lymedisease.org 8/10/20

"Parallel Pandemics: COVID-19 and Lyme Disease" - Global Lyme Alliance 4/2/20

"Fight Lyme With Avril & Friends" - Browse All Stories​
Be aware of the laws....learn and follow them

LYME DISEASE LAWS IN RI PROTECT YOU - LEARN ABOUT THEM HERE

OTHER LYME STORIES

"Spring Is Here, Ticks Are Hatching".......and children are among the most vulnerable !

​TOUCHED BY LYME: Jane Barrows keeps fighting for Lyme Patients in RI - November 24, 2020

Jane Barrows, Founder of Lyme Newport, seeks to educate about tick-borne disease - November 23, 2020

Samanths'a Story - Global Lyme Alliance (Re-published with permission of GLA)

Caregiver Spotlight: Dr. Sarah Maxwell (Re-published with permission of GLA)

Chronic: The Hidden Cause of the Autoimmune Pandemic and How to Get Healthy Again
​by Steven Phillips, MD & Dana Parish (with Kristin Lober) is a must read by all medical personnel, Lyme Disease sufferers and the general public at large.

ABOUT LYMENEWPORT.COM

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Lyme Newport is a community that offers support, fellowship and understanding to those suffering from Lyme and other Tick-borne diseases.  The group is facilitated by Jane Barrows who brings her wealth of knowledge and experience with these virulent diseases to those seeking guidance and relief. Jane is a source of information for "All Things Lyme".

JANE BARROWS

Jane, a lifelong resident of Rhode Island, has dedicated the past 11 years of her life pursuing an understanding of the complexities and ramifications of Lyme Disease & Co-infections.…testing, diagnosis, and treatment.  Jane also advocates for regulatory changes to get Lyme and Tick Borne disease patients access to the best available medical treatments while also connecting them to Lyme Literate physicians. A sufferer herself, Jane has worked tirelessly to bring greater awareness to these undiagnosed and under-reported diseases.  Along with facilitating a monthly Support Group Meeting, Jane spends countless hours advocating for victims with these debilitating infections.  Through an ever-expanding network impacted by this poorly understood epidemic, Jane has acquired an encyclopedic knowledge of the multitude of Tick-borne Illnesses and their treatment.  It is this information that she offers on this website, and by appointment to those who wish to consult with her on an individual basis.

SUPPORT GROUP MONTHLY MEETING SCHEDULE

Currently Suspended. Watch for Updates.

In the interim, for support, contact lymenewport@gmail.com
LOCAL PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS

CONTACT JANE

If you would like to contact Jane with a question or to set up a consultation, please fill in the information below and Jane will get back to you as soon as possible. Thank you.
By supporting our various fundraising efforts, or by making private donations, you make it possible for us to work with Lyme-literate physicians and assist individuals suspected of having Lyme disease obtain proper testing. These funds also make it possible for us to do things such as create printed materials for public distribution, purchase Lyme disease related books for our library, purchase and install signs to raise public awareness, and provide resourceful materials in relation to tick prevention, symptoms, and Lyme disease treatment. Attendance at local and national conferences would not be possible without the financial support of the people who believe in our mission. Lyme Newport is a non-profit 501(c) 3 corporation and all contributions are fully tax-deductible. 

DONATE ONLINE


​OR: MAIL A CHECK

If you'd like to mail a check:
LymeNewport
10 Arnold Ave.
Newport, RI 02840

OTHER LYME DISEASE SUPPORT GROUPS - MASSACHUSETTS

Bristol County Lyme Support Group
​Central MA Lyme Foundation
Nashoba Valley Medical Center Lyme Support Group

CONTACT: ​lymenewport@gmail.com

DISCLAIMER

Jane Barrows is not a physician and all information provided is purely based on her extensive individual research and experiences and should be considered accordingly.