TICKED OFF FOUNDATION INC
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Mission Statement
Our mission is to provide financial assistance and treatment support to Lyme and tick-borne disease patients over the age of 26 who are in crisis. We do this through grants, treatment discounts and counseling in an effort to stem the tide of Lyme-related suicides. According to Dr. Joseph Jemsek (MD from Washington, DC), “The most common cause of death in Lyme disease is suicide.” Through our efforts and support through generous donations and sponsors, we hope to put this reality in the past.
About This Cause
The Ticked Off Foundation is dedicated to the prevention, awareness, and support for patients with Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses that have become the fastest-growing infectious diseases in the United States. Our mission is to provide financial assistance and treatment support to Lyme and tick-borne disease patients over the age of 26 who are in crisis. We do this through grants, treatment discounts and counseling in an effort to stem the tide of Lyme-related suicides. According to Dr. Joseph Jemsek (MD from Washington, DC), “The most common cause of death in Lyme disease is suicide.” Through our efforts and support through generous donations and sponsors, we hope to put this reality in the past. The Ticked Off Foundation was founded in 2015 by Gregg Kirk, who was diagnosed with Lyme disease and co-infections in 2005. After going through years of treatment ranging from antibiotics, PICC lines, herbal medications and alternative healing measures, Kirk was finally healed in March of 2011. Since then, Kirk has been dedicated to helping those with chronic illness through music, motivational speaking, and fundraising. In 2013, Kirk created the Ticked Off Music Fest, the only ongoing music series solely focused on Lyme disease education, awareness and fundraising. Its focus is to go to areas where the rate of infection is high but awareness is low. In 2015, Kirk founded the Ticked Off Foundation, a Lyme support organization whose mission is to provide financial assistance and treatment support to Lyme disease patients over the age of 26 who are in crisis. The organization does this through grants, treatment discounts and counseling in an effort to stem the tide of Lyme-related suicides. In 2016, he co-founded the Recycle for Lyme program that enables participants to collect non-traditional recyclables, ship them to a recycling facility for free, and in turn generate donations to the Ticked Off Foundation non-profit organization, who funds Lyme patients in crisis. Those who join can help save the planet while helping sick Lyme patients for free. It’s a win/win! In 2017, Kirk created and launched LymeKnowledge.com, an easy-to-understand web resource written by him and several Lyme patients & experts to help broadcast the most accurate and up-to-date information on Lyme prevention, symptoms, diagnosis and treatments.