Lyme warriors and supporters brave the weather for annual walk
TOWN OF GEDDES, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — About 150 Lyme warriors and supporters showed up in full force for the Legs Against Lyme Walk at Long Branch Park to wrap up Lyme Disease Awareness Month.
The walk, put on by the Central New York Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Alliance, offered education and resources about tick prevention, removal, and Lyme and other tick-borne diseases.
'It's all about prevention from our end,' Jonah Cummings, the Education Coordinator for the CNY Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Alliance, said. 'So, talking about proper repellents, the tick removal process, we have educators here to teach people about that. We have experts from our board, doctors and scientists who can catch you up on the latest research and things about Lyme disease.'
The walk is all about moving the conversation about Lyme and other diseases forward.
'It's a very complex disease sometimes, and hopefully we're making it a little easier to digest with events like these.'
Jonah Cummings
This was the fourth year of the Legs Against Lyme Walk, and each year it gets a little bit bigger, adding some new people and welcoming back others who have been walking since day one.
'I walk for my daughter. My daughter has had Lyme for almost 14 years now, and it wasn't discovered early enough, and she's doing great now, but she suffered for a long time,' Doug Pinckney, who has done this walk every year, said.
All of the money raised at the walk will go towards events to educate the people of Central New York on Lyme and other tick-borne diseases.
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