This is my Lyme doctor. I am so grateful to him for his work in this specialized field and for the compassionate care he and his team have given me over the last 7 years. The Big Picture Lyme disease: is the most common vector borne disease in America the most common tick disease in…
Alec Baldwin – 20 Years of Pain
Anything Mentionable is Manageable
I want to tell everyone what I know about Lyme and other tick diseases. There’s a very fine line between being transparent and being overwhelming. Human frailty - sickness, death, even emotions - can be hard to talk about. It requires vulnerability. It taken me 52 years to learn that being vulnerable isn’t a bad…
“Accept Who You Are” ~Jersey Girl
It’s ridiculous that a quote in a somewhat off-color (and awkwardly romantic) movie can be the very thing I need to hear. Forget about who you thought you were and just accept who you are.Maya, Jersey Girl I talk a lot about who I used to be...how I used to live...what I used to do.…
“You Don’t Throw A Whole Life Away Just Because It’s a Little Banged Up” ~Seabiscuit’s Trainer
This is the theme of the movie about Seabiscuit. A broken down owner, trainer, jockey and horse all come together to created the perfect team. I tell ya, it’s been a hard thing to find my balance with this thing called Lyme. It’s hard to figure out how to live with this mess of a…
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…
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…
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…
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 bagBlood is drawn into…
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…
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