I saw this post this morning and it sure hit home! Digging my way through sickness has been so hard at times that I’ve wanted to just stop fighting. But what does that mean? Do I just lay in bed and whither away? Would that be easier? No - I’d still be sick! I’d still…
Co-conditions, accompanying illness, whatever you call them - sometimes the side conditions have more of an impact than the primary conditions. We call it Lyme disease - but that’s not my problem. I sometimes wonder how much the bacteria that causes Lyme is even a factor. My biggest problems right now are spine instability and…
Josh Blue has cerebral palsy and is one of the funniest comedians I’ve ever seen. He was on AGT this year and during the finale, he shared that he is in phenomenal pain. You’re not going to get better by letting it beat you.Josh Blue Oh how I relate to this so much!!! There are…
I hate being sick. Hate it. It’s impossibly hard most days. I cry. I get mad. I feel hopeless at times. It’s ok to have a pity party just don’t unpack and live there! But I choose how to live with this sickness. I choose love. I choose joy. Yes - it’s a choice. Every…
Today marks 7 years since I began sharing my story here on WordPress. My First Post Here - Why I Started a Blog I haven't been consistent and I'm sure sometimes my posts didn't make sense to anyone but me. However I pray that at least some of what I've written has resonated in some…
This photo was taken 7 years ago. I was at Stanford Medical Center getting bi-weekly lidocaine infusions. The infusions helped reduce pain - but my body began slowly rejecting it. My last injection ended with me being super loopy and slurring my words. It was a horrible time of life - pre-diagnosis, bed-ridden & using…
I participate in several forums focused on specific health conditions. I initially joined them in the hopes of learning more about some of the conditions I have. What I’ve found is that most of the people participating are in the early stages of some sort of sickness - or at a minimum, they haven’t yet…
I've written a letter for Lymies to share with family and friends who may not yet understand the complexities of this sickness. This is a complicated disease to diagnose and treat, but that means it's also complicated to live with it. If you suffer this sickness, give yourself a break, let yourself rest. If you…
I keep improving - but then something happens, I don't know what, and I start to feel like I'm going backwards. More pain, cognitive issues like word finding, I feel just yucky all over - I can't always explain it. I just know I'm not ok and I'm scared that I'm slipping backwards. It's easy…
I think the most misunderstood component of Lyme+ is the way we appear to be doing fairly well one second and suddenly we are crawling into bed for a week long crash. "But you were doing so well! What happened?" "What did you do that made you get sick again?" "Is she faking it?" All…
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