Re: advice needed (litigation)

[Guest guest]

I know that getting our kids healthy is the priority and it DOES take

an incredible amount of energy just managing day to day. However,

litigation may also be one of the tools in our arsenal for helping

others with Lyme now and in the future. And for those who have a

strong case I wouldn't necessarily shy away from it (caveat: I'm only

talking about those whose attorney unequivocally believes they have a

strong case). I am personally in the midst of a law suit against a

summer camp that did not take precautions either to attempt to reduce

tick population (within reason) nor did sufficient Lyme education. As

a result me and my kids got Lyme and so did many others at the camp

(and though there will always be some who do get it, I for one would

have taken care of my then 1.75 and 3 year old -- I didn't do a single

tick check in 9 weeks and there were deer EVERYWHERE.) Had I known I

would have 1) not gone; 2) taken extreme precautions. Anyway, even if

we do not win the case (and I think we have a good shot at winning),

the insurance company that insures most of the camps in the state will

for sure insist that the camps they insure take more precautions since

they know how expensive this disease is. So..bottom line is I hope

some good comes out of this regardless of our personal outcome.

Thanks,

Beth

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