Tick Wise Education, Inc.

07/23/2022

Proudly presenting the next lesson in Tickwise.org's educational video series! This module teaches students how to remove an attached tick in the safest way possible. A free 20 minute lesson for grades 4-12, complete with assessment! Like and subscribe for updates to our educational modules and free games to play to increase comprehension and retention of content taught. Lesson plans, worksheets and standards-based learning is being developed and published to our site periodically by April Nill-Boitano, Master of Science in Education. Subscribe to our YouTube channel and enable notifications to be the first to know when new *free* content is published! Thank you for caring for Long Island's children by teaching them to Train their Eyes to Be Tick Wise!

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This video is intended for students from 4th grade and up. It details the process of removing a tick that is biting a person or pet and gives information on...

02/02/2022

The Lyme/dementia connection strikes again!

Nicole Bell, author of, What Lurks in the Woods: Struggle and Hope in the Midst of Chronic Illness, recounts her late husband's struggle with Lyme disease and Alzheimer's. 

11/24/2020

Great news from the fight against Lyme Denialism! Thank you Mary Beth Pfeiffer for the update :)

"This page will report on developments in Torrey et al v. Infectious Diseases Society of America et al, a lawsuit filed in 2017 on behalf of Lyme disease patients who say they have been denied care and harmed under existing insurance and medical protocols. The litigation is proceeding in U.S. District Court in Texarkana, Texas. Read Mary Beth's Huffington Post article on the lawsuit, which has been filed against the IDSA, six physician researchers and eight insurance companies."

CASE UPDATE: As of November 2020, all eight insurance companies have settled in Torrey v. IDSA et al. No details are known on the settlements, which have not been made available in public documents. However, a guardian has been named to represent four minors who are plaintiffs. The guardian's job is...

07/17/2020

WNBA player Elena Delle Donne, expresses her fears and regrets as a sufferer of Chronic Lyme Disease during the Coronavirus crisis.

It’s way past time for me to take a more public role in the battle against Lyme disease — a battle that I’ve been fighting mostly privately for years.

06/29/2020

A fellow Lyme warrior Terri Scofield sent me this message. If you believe you have a case please contact her directly at the phone number below!

"I have a 6:30 a.m. conference call Tuesday with a high-powered firm specializing in class action suits and civil rights suits around Lyme, autoimmune disorders, disability, Etc
Open to all but those needing immediate relief via an Order to Show Cause to either force their insurance company to provide adequate treatment or get additional help and money from section 8, food stamps, or other public benefit programs should sign on as well, as in the short-term we"LL be filing multiple Orders to Show Cause for immediate relief.
Please leave a message at 631-624-4938 with your name, phone number and reason for disability and I'll get back to screen you within 24 to 48 hours."

06/11/2020

Hello Long Island! Tick Wise Education is pleased to announce that an ILADS trained practitioner has set up a practice in Smithtown, NY inside the Smithtown Acupuncture Practice with Dr. Ken Moss. Dr. Moss and NP Mary Beth Charno are two healthcare providers that I highly recommend for anyone who has suffered the ill effects of Lyme or MSIDS and is having difficulty returning to their previous state of health. How wonderful that patients now have on Long Island! Please visit Mary Beth at www.marybethcharno.com for her impressive list of educational achievements in the area of treating Lyme and coinfections; and visit holistic practitioner/acupuncturist Dr. Moss and his fantastic practice who has welcomed Mary Beth at www.smithtownacupuncture.com/

06/06/2020

Please be careful in areas where ticks are known to live which are in general: in tall grass, under bushes and in the dead leaves. That being said they are also less likely to be found on pavement, in short grass and on your couch (an unwelcome gift from the family pet), but can also be found in those places too.

This is a great article, Lyme isn't the only germ infected ticks may spread to humans. Spray your shoes with permethrin, and check for ticks every night!

"A tick-borne illness called anaplasmosis which has symptoms similar to the coronavirus is making a comeback in Upstate New York, according to a Times Union report. The Times Union says "...some of the symptoms include fever, muscle aches and even respiratory failure." Just like lyme disease, this virus is spread by the deer tick. But there is some good news here. This illness is not as prevalent as lyme, testing for it is very accurate and it is treatable with antibiotics."

Read More: Upstate NY Ticks Spreading Virus With COVID-Like Symptoms | https://wgna.com/upstate-ny-ticks-spreading-virus-with-covid-like-symptoms/?utm_source=tsmclip&utm_medium=referral

Just when you thought the great outdoors would help you get away from the coronavirus, this story comes along.

02/05/2020

A great storytelling interview by Tick Wise Education co-founder April Nill-Boitano.

Check out our latest podcast episode titled "Tick Wise - an interview with April Nill-Boitano" at TickBootCamp.com/Podcast
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Tick Boot Camp’s guest today is April Nill-Boitano
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She is the president of Tick Wise Education, Inc., a nonprofit that educates children and adults on tick bite prevention
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Ms. Nill-Boitano has been bitten by ticks three times, and experienced sinus symptoms, rashes, and hives that only worsened as she got older
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She received many misdiagnoses and wasn’t taken seriously by the medical community
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After finally receiving a Lyme diagnosis, she decided that she needed to help others
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If you would like to learn more about April Nill-Boitano’s tick disease journey and how she came to develop her Tick Wise curriculum, then tune in now at TickBootCamp.com/Podcast

01/22/2020

The Real Truth About Health Conference January 24 – February 2, 2020 at The Hilton Long Island, 598 Broad Hollow Road, Melville N.Y. 11747, 631-845-1000
For those of you who will be watching the conference by livestream, We will send you an email with the link to watch the free livestream of the conference. You will receive this at 8:30 AM EST on Friday January 24, 2020, which is the morning of the first day of the conference. Those attending in person will also be sent the link to watch the livestream of the conference for the times when they are unable to attend in person.

To book a room at the Hilton Long Island/Huntington Hotel with a specially discounted rate call 1-800-HILTONS or 631-845-1000 and ask for The Real Truth About Health conference room rate.
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To book a room online, please visit the HILTON LONG ISLAND/HUNTINGTON hotel.

https://therealtruthabouthealth.com/

01/22/2020

New Yorkers are fortunate to have a state Senator so committed to the misery tick bites cause for a portion of the NY population. It is validating to hear someone in power acknowledge that approximately 20% of people treated for tick bites go on to develop Chronic Lyme Disease.

Please sign her petition. I have faith that state budget funds directed by this woman will go towards helping the people of NY and will help combat ticks and the illnesses they cause in our state.

Each year, the Governor’s Executive Budget Proposal fails to include any significant funding to combat Lyme and tick-borne diseases (TBDs), leaving legislators left to fight tooth and nail during budget negotiations to get any funding for the cause included in the final enacted state budget.

01/21/2020

If someone you love was bitten by a tick and has never fully recovered, or has unexplained recurring medical problems- please watch this film.
It changed my life!
Education is power, knowing is half the battle!

In the 1970s, a mysterious and deadly illness began infecting children in a small town in Connecticut. Today it's a global epidemic. A real-life thriller, th...