State Sen. Jen Metzger, a five-time victim of Lyme disease, vowed to pursue other funding opportunities to combat tick-borne illnesses after the Senate's request for $1 million for prevention and treatment failed to make it into the state budget completed on Monday."Lyme disease is a terrible fact of life for anyone who spends time outdoors in the Hudson Valley and Catskills," Metzger, a Rosendale Democrat, said in a statement. "Farmers and farm workers are particularly at [...]