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Dear friends of Invisible,
As one of Invisible's treasured champions, I want to share exciting news that demonstrates how impactful your support is.
Today, an Invisible initiative was featured in the NY Times. In his column, Ross Douthat, a New York Times opinion writer, retells the story of Swamp Boy and makes four keen observations about how mysterious chronic diseases are (mis)understood in the U.S.
Swamp Boy, by Kris Newby, Invisible's Communication Director, was recently published in NowThis, and tells the tale of a bright 14-year-old boy who suddenly hears demonic voices and experiences sudden-onset psychosis (spoiler alert: he has an underlying vector-borne disease). The amplification of Swamp Boy in the New York Times will educate a large, global audience about the challenges of tick-borne disease and will save lives with heightened awareness.
In 2020, Invisible organized an innovation challenge to spur on efforts to educate more people about tick-borne diseases. Team GOAT (which includes Kris Newby) emerged as a winning team from this event, with a proposal to turn case studies on tick-borne illnesses into articles for public awareness. This all-star group of scientists, clinicians, and writers continues to meet weekly to share research, discuss emerging science, and write articles and case studies about tick- and vector-borne diseases.
It takes a dynamic community to make change, especially in areas of science that are viewed as mysterious. With your help, we are making the stories and the evidence-based science of tick-borne illness less invisible. This change is powered by people, and we thank you for being in this movement with us.
With gratitude,
Nev Zubcevik DO, Chief Medical Officer
Invisible International
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