Lyme Disease: The Tick-Borne Disease Australians Are Not Allowed to Suffer From

Cafe’s Locked Out Mailing List · Nov 17, 2025 · 1h 31m

Over the last few years, I’ve covered several stories on the mysterious Lyme disease.It’s mysterious because, if doctors identify and treat it, they can be suspended.

Why? Recently, Sonia—a member of our community—started texting me, frustrated because she was suffering from what appeared to be Lyme disease, but she couldn’t find anyone to take her seriously.So I suggested she share her story with us, and then she suggested that we also invite Anne Ryan on.

Anne Ryan is a councillor at the City of Busselton. She contracted Lyme disease in 2016, along with chronic fatigue, and she is now…