Join Mary Lorusso-DiBara for a presentation of one of the most prevalent public health issues in Rhode Island – Ticks and Lyme Disease. Mary will discuss everything from myths to prevention and treatment. Free educational materials will be available. Mary is passionate about helping individuals and families who are affected by Lyme disease and other vector-borne infections. She and other members of her family have chronic Lyme and several co-infections.
For more than a decade, Mary has been a resource for those struggling with Lyme and other vector-borne illnesses. She was a founding director of the Central Mass Lyme Foundation and facilitates a Lyme support group in the Newport area. She is President and co-founder, with her family, of Northeast Lyme and Associated Disease Resource Foundation (NELAD). NELAD’s mission is to be a vital resource for people struggling with Lyme and associated diseases by helping them to access effective treatment through education, advocacy, financial and emotional support.
This program is free and open to the public. Please sign up online to reserve your seat or call the library at 683-9457 to sign up.