Philip W. Hammond

A friend told me Philip had died. Wow. He was a force of nature! He always took the initiative to do what he wanted to do. When I contacted him through an online Lyme site, he asked what I was doing that night. I said I was going to the ballet. He asked if he could join me and bring the IgeneX test form and he would mark off the tests for me to get. So we met at the ballet and afterwards, that's what he did. My primary care doc knew nothing about Lyme and consented to sign off on it. A couple...

I was devastated to hear the news of Philip's passing. I knew him for twenty years. When we walked around San Francisco, he talked to everybody. It seemed as if there was no one to whom he could not speak in their native language. He spoke to one shopkeeper in Arabic, another in Urdu, another in Turkish without missing a beat. He spoke to everyone the same; no one was too homeless, too elderly, or too crazy to be worthy of a few moments of his time.

We had an interest in languages in...

It is with great sadness I add my message to this book. Philip was a dear friend, who stood the test of time.. I send my sincere condolences to his family.

I knew Philip when I was a graduate student at UC Berkeley in the late 1990s/early 2000s. We shared an interest in exotic foreign languages and ethnic cooking. I for one can testify to Philips uncanny linguistic abilities - one can say he never saw a language he wasn't interested in studying. His calligraphic talents in languages using other alphabets, such as Arabic or Amharic, were also prodigious and his style displayed an inherent artistic sensibility. Philip was famous among the...

Dear Bob & Gayle,
It is with great sadness I send this message to you and the entire Hammond family. I am so sorry of the passing of your brother Philip. He truly fought a courageous battle of chronic Lyme disease.He was an inspiration for others dealing with not only Lyme but other auto immune diseases...he gave me alot of insight on issues I also am going thru. He was a true advocate for many many people.
Most recently we reconnected and I enjoyed his random witty texts and daily...

Bob and Gayle Offering my deepest sympathy to you at this difficult time May our Dear Lord keep your Brother in his loving arms and give you and Gayle strength and support Fondly. Terri James Nicholas

Bob + Gayle,
How very sorry I was to hear of the passing of your brother Philip. He suffered with chronic Lyme Disease for many years + I must say he taught me so much about it and other auto immune diseases as well. Most recently he reached out and was curious how my life in NC was going... He seemed quite happy and we would challenge me with the daily jumble or crossword.... He was a wiz... Truly amazed me at how brilliant and quick he was. I also learned so much about ferns and other...