This represents so clearly how many Lyme patients feel when they are dismissed by doctor after doctor after doctor. I don’t know the exact number of doctors I’ve seen over the years but it’s well over 30…maybe 40 or 50. Many have told me that I’m not sick because my labs are normal.

It took 8 years for me to get a diagnosis – and when it came, it brought friends.

The doctor who initially diagnosed me is a Lyme Disease Medical Doctor (LLMD). These amazing people dedicate their lives to the study of tick borne diseases.

My infections include Lyme (borellia), Bartonella, babesia, & ehrlichiosis.

In addition to the actual infections, I have co-conditions (which are quite common in late stage Lyme patients). These include:

• Multiple viruses
• Lead & mold toxicity
• Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS)
• Postural Othostatic Tachycardia Symdrome (POTS)
• Significant spine and joint damage including Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS), Sciatica, and multiple problems such as bulging and ruptured discs, narrowed spinal chord, and other severe damage.

The people I’ve met over the last 7 years since my diagnosis have similar stories. They’ve begged for help year after year, doctor after doctor, only to be told “your labs are normal”.

Many give up. Many just die. A small percentage keep searching, studying, researching until they find help and hope – but often not until wholeness, healthiness, is beyond reach. And usually with major expense.

My goal is to reach people early and help the sickest of the sick find help.

And if my message reaches a doctor who doesn’t know what to do with a sick patient – I would ask you to take them seriously and help them find answers, even the answer seems far fetched or out of your comfort zone.

Who knows where that journey might take you.