Cedarville Student Urges Better Lyme Care at HHS Roundtable With Kennedy

After spending nearly four years fighting a disease many doctors could not diagnose and insurers would not cover, Cedarville University student Sam Sofio found himself addressing federal health leaders about the realities of living with Lyme disease - transforming years of private suffering into public advocacy at a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services roundtable.

For 1,400 days, Sofio measured progress in small steps: short walks that often ended early, sleepless nights broken by pain and fear and doctor visits that led to more questions than answers. However, on December 15, 2025, he measured progress in something else entirely - minutes at a microphone inside the Herbert H. Humphrey Building in Washington, D.C., sharing his story of living with Lyme disease during the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Lyme Disease Roundtable.