I attended the showing of the movie "Under Our Skins" on Saturday, Jan. 30. The movie is an eye opening look at Lyme disease and the devastating effect it has on the lives of those unfortunate people who contract it. This movie was quite an education for me- I attended primarily because two of my in-laws, living in the state of New York, were diagnosed with the disease. Luckily, neither of my relatives suffered to the degree that the people featured in the film have. The descriptions of the severe neurological disorders, effects on memory and cognitive ability, and even deaths attributed to Lyme were a shock to me. I had believed that the disease was uncommon and easily treated, and in all fairness, some of the medical professionals interviewed were of the opinion that there is no such thing as chronic Lyme disease. The statements given by the people who had been misdiagnosed, accused of seeking disability status or defined as mentally ill were a frightening counterpoint. The testimony of the victims who attended the seminar-the Lamb family and another gentleman whose wife had suffered with the disease (for 17 years!) drove home the idea that there may be more going on than the medical establishment is aware of. Particularly disheartening was the fact that the doctors trying to help those with the disease are being driven out of the medical field, suffering censure, revocation of license and bankruptcy. I have learned that this dvd can be rented from Netflix- after we discussed the movie with my wife, she expressed the desire to see it also!