I post an awful lot about Lyme and tick disease. I sometimes feel like I'm being obnoxious about it and I wonder if others get tired of seeing it. And then I get a text with a picture of a perfect bullseye rash with the question: "Is this Lyme?" I hate that Lyme continues to…
One of the hardest things I've had to adjust to as a chronically ill person is balancing the various worlds I live in. I live in 7 worlds. Occasionally two or three of these worlds harmoniously overlap, but more often than not, these distinct worlds live in extreme competition with each other. 1.) Faith in,…
"Everyone fails at who they’re supposed to be. The measure of a person, a hero, is how well they succeed at who they are.” ~ Frigga (Thor’s mother) Avengers End Game I have an image of who I am supposed to be. It’s largely based on who I used to be, what I used to…
Or the Lyme. I love that so many people have become increasingly aware of Lyme disease and that it’s being plastered all over social media. I am sent recommendations and informative articles about Lyme treatment potentials every day. I think it’s amazing that so much information is available and that so many people are thinking…
It is not uncommon for chronically sick people to feel forgotten. People who are not sick go about living life and while their intentions to check in on the sick are good, life has a way of moving the healthy forward while the sick often get left behind and forgotten. Sometimes it can even seem…
It’s been over a week since I left Biologix. I am continuing to improve - still have a lot going on (pain - lower but there every day, tachycardia, nausea and digestive issues, coughing, shortness of breath, weakness, etc). I’m sleeping - which is huge. And I'm rebuilding strength daily. Every day is hard. Every…
In the movie “The Martian”, astronaut/botanist Mark Watney is left behind by his crew who think he died in a freak storm accident. In his efforts to get home alive, he has to solve problem after problem: Contact NASA Ration food Grow food Make water Leave Mars Intercept with crew Slow down Speed up Etc…
We are on our last travel day heading for home. We are having an awesome time traveling and I continue to feel positive effects of treatment. My mother-in-law recommended Rye Patch Reservoir as a place for us to stay on our way home. She and my father-in-law would stay here for days at a time…
People have certain aspects of life that over time become “the norm”. As kids, we go to school, play with friends, ride bikes, and just have fun. As adults, we go to work, manage our homes, help our kids with schoolwork and hopefully find time and energy to have a little fun too. Chronic pain…
Today is the last day of this visit and I have pretty mixed emotions. I am so missing home - my kids and grands. But the people who have cared so lovingly for me these last 3 weeks will be deeply missed. Of all the people I’ve met here at the Biologix Center (formerly Hansa),…
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