Mission
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL LYME DISEASE ASSOCIATION STRIVES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM LYME AND OTHER TICK-BORNE ILLNESSES BY OFFERING SUPPORT AND INFORMATION THAT EDUCATES AND EMPOWERS PATIENTS, FAMILIES AND HEALTH CARE WORKERS, AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE ABOUT LYME DISEASE AND ADVOCATING ON THEIR BEHALF.