• The Level of Exhaustion

    Being sick is exhausting. You can’t understand that statement unless you’ve been there yourself. I am exhausted. I’m sick of being sick. The pain right now is so high I wake up crying – I can’t walk, I can’t turn over, I can’t breathe without cringing. “There comes a point when the desire to rest Read more

  • Gettin Real Is Really Hard

    I’ve been stuck. It seems like I start a new protocol, I do ok for a month or two, and then I crash (headaches, high pain, high hr, short of breath, cognitive issues like word finding and short term memory, digestive, rashes, etc etc – you name it, I get it. Most of the time Read more

  • Ozone Therapy

    This week I started ozone therapy. Oxygen is a critical component of healthy cells. Chronically ill people tend to have a hard time getting enough oxygen to the cells and throughout the entire body. The therapy itself was pretty easy. An IV line is inserted & connected to a small saline bag Blood is drawn Read more

  • Lyme & Tick Disease in Tehama County

    Contrary to what local medical professionals believe, Lyme disease is highly active in Tehama County and California. I was bitten by two ticks during June of 2006. I know to watch for a bullseye rash – which never came. Whew! A few days later, tho, I developed a horrible respiratory infection, followed over the next Read more

  • pH Balance

    I have been researching ways to eat and live healthier – specifically reading The Swiss Secret and a few other books. It’s a HUGE learning process – and I generally eat healthier and use a variety of non-toxic products, but I can do much better. My personality includes a “need to know” function. I need Read more

  • Swelling

    For several days now, my feet (ankles and toes mainly) have been swelling up a little. No clue why. Today, the side of my face, the cheek mainly, is swollen. Tender to the touch too. Lyme can certainly cause swelling in joints they live, especially knee and ankle, but I’m not convinced that’s what this Read more