What we are doing

We have an historic opportunity to brief Congress on Lyme disease. With the help of Senators Dodd and Lieberman, we have a luncheon briefing scheduled in the Senate Russell Office Building on September 24. All members of Congress are invited. Speakers will feature Andy Wilson, director of Under Our Skin, and Pamela Weintraub, author of Cure Unknown:Inside the Lyme Epidemic. Clips from Under Our Skin will be shown.

How you can help

		1. FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT: Invite your Senators and Congressmen:
		Find your members at www.congress.org by zip code, or click below. Telephone, email, write a letter, or best of all, schedule to meet with them in person in their home district office while they are home on recess in August Ask them to attend the briefing. If they cannot attend, request they send their senior staff. Congressmen are the most responsive to requests from their own constituents. Your voice is vital to success!
		2. DONATE
		Sponsors are needed to provide the book Cure Unknown and the full length DVD of Under Our Skin to all 535 members of Congress. OPEN EYE PICTURES has made the UNDER OUR SKIN DVDs available for this program at a special discounted rate. ST.MARTIN’S PRESS has made CURE UNKNOWN available at a special bulk wholesale book price. You can even include a personal note to your own congressman! Make a tax-deductible donation and submit your personal message at www.NatCapLyme.org/contribute. Or, you can send your donation and note to NatCapLyme by mail to P.O. Box 8211 , McLean , VA 22106-8211. It will cost $17,000 to provide copies to all members of Congress. We are still accepting Donations. NO DONATION IS TOO SMALL!

Why it’s important

It has been over fifteen years since the US Congress has investigated Lyme disease, its diagnosis, treatment, and the issues surrounding its late-stage form. Every two years a new congress is formed. Lyme disease bills have been introduced repeatedly, but none have passed. We wish to raise awareness and request a new congressional hearing so that our legislators can facilitate unbiased research. To quote Pam Weintraub in Cure Unknown, “…if we are ever to unravel the mysteries of Lyme disease and find a cure, it is science—pure and unadulterated—that will lead us home.”

The release of the documentary film Under and Skin the book Cure Unknown present the Lyme community with an unprecedented opportunity to educate our federal elected officials about the disease and the incredible toll it takes in human suffering.

Let’s all work together toward this important goal that will benefit everyone affected by Lyme and Tick-Borne disease.

Here are links to the Film and the Book

Film: Under Our Skin:
http://www.underourskin.com/

Here’s the trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxWgS0XLVqw

Here’s a longer clip:
http://snagfilms.com/films/title/under_our_skin/

Cure Unknown: The Lyme Epidemic
www.cureunknown.com

From the Sue Vogan radio show:

Lawyer Gregg Skall, National Capital Lyme Disease Association legal counsel, will be returning to Short Order on Monday, August 25th at 9PM EST on www.contacttalkradio.com to discuss how things are progressing with the Congressional briefing to be held on September 24

Call in with questions at 1-877-230-3062. Gregg will be prepared to answer your questions on the Lyme Briefing so call in with all your questions and tell Lyme concerned friends around the country to call in too.

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