Turn the Corner Foundation Board Member, Brooke Landau, to Discuss Lyme Disease Awareness on Good Morning America

NEW YORK (Map) - Turn the Corner Foundation (TTC) Board of Directors member, Brooke Landau, will appear on Good Morning America on Tuesday, August 28, 2007 to discuss the importance of Lyme disease awareness and the need to find a cure. Brooke is the Traffic Anchor for ABC affiliated 10 News/KGTV in San Diego.

As a Board member of TTC, Brooke is dedicated to the Foundation's mission to support research, education, awareness and innovative treatments for Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases. Each year, TTC hosts its annual fundraising gala, Unmask A Cure, at Guastavino's in New York City to raise funds to support its mission. This year's gala will be on Thursday, November 1, 2007 from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM and will feature a musical performance by Daryl Hall.

Brooke was first diagnosed with Lyme disease in 1995 and has spent twelve years fighting for her life. Physicians once told her that she may not live due to compromised brain functioning as a result of Lyme disease. Fortunately, Brooke was treated by physicians in an experimental study five years ago that saved her life and is now living at a level close to where she was before she contracted Lyme disease. Lyme-literate physicians eventually brought Brooke back to full capacity, just in this past year alone.

Lyme disease is incredibly difficult to diagnose and treat. Many physicians are not trained to deal with this epidemic and thousands of people are misdiagnosed annually. Lyme disease is the number one tick-borne illness in the US and has been diagnosed on every continent. The CDC reports there are 24,000 new cases of Lyme disease in the US annually, but the CDC says that figure could be underreported by tenfold due to physicians who are not trained to identify symptoms of Lyme disease.

TTC has been influential in Lyme disease research and education since its inception, providing grants to organizations nationally. Columbia University, International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society, Lyme Disease Association, Genesis Laboratories and Lyme Induced Autism Foundation are examples of some of the organizations who have benefited from TTC's funding this year. In addition, TTC has created education and Lyme-literacy training programs that are nationally recognized such as The Physicians Training Program and the Lyme Educational Awareness Development Series.

To learn more about TTC please visit www.turnthecorner.org.