05/17/2026
One of the most powerful moments from the Lyme Warrior 10th Anniversary Gala wasn’t a speech or a presentation — it was watching some of the biggest names in Lyme disease research let loose, laugh together, and celebrate alongside the very community they’ve spent years fighting for.
Dr. Eva Sapi, Dr. Monica Embers, and joined on stage for the “Lyme Game Show,” a hilarious and surprisingly emotional reminder that Lyme patients need more than treatments and research papers. They need community. They need hope. They need nights where the disease doesn’t feel so heavy.
That’s what Lyme Warrior created.
Instead of another formal event filled with statistics and sadness, Lyme Warrior built a night around laughter, music, connection, advocacy, and healing. Researchers stood beside patients. Advocates stood beside families. Clinicians stood beside the people whose lives they’ve dedicated themselves to helping.
And honestly… this community deserved that.
Huge thanks to and founder for creating something so meaningful for the chronic Lyme community. The entire evening reflected the mission Lyme Warrior has spent the last 10 years building: making sure Lyme patients never feel alone.
The night also featured an incredible keynote from discussing how far Lyme medicine has come over the last decade and why better diagnostics, physician education, and whole-person care remain so important.
Guests also heard powerful conversations surrounding persistent infection, Bartonella, perinatal Lyme disease, chronic illness complexity, biofilm research, and the future of Lyme diagnostics and treatment.
Most importantly, the evening reminded patients something many people desperately need to hear right now: brilliant minds are continuing to work together to better understand chronic Lyme disease and help patients heal.
And then closed the night with a deeply emotional live performance that reminded the room they are not alone in this fight.
Go to https://tickbootcamp.com/lyme-warrior-10th-anniversary-gala/ to read our full featured story and view photos from the event. We were honored to attend & partner with Lyme Warrior.