When I was diagnosed with Lyme disease in 1990, I wondered where I contracted this mysterious infection. I had not been to an endemic area. Since I was raised on a dairy farm where hard work and problem-solving never ended, I was determined to find some answers. With encouragement of the late Dr. P.T. Williams, Ajax, Ontario, my wife and I co-founded the Lyme Disease Association of Ontario in 1990. He also encouraged us to get ticks. In 1991, I collected my first tick in a local farmer's meadow. As well, I started reading the literature, sought research help, used my university science background, and dusted off my stereoscopic microscope.
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