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.…
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…
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…
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…
To be at the end of ones emotional or mental limits. Every Lyme patient feels this way often - sometimes every day. It’s nearly impossible to not feel frustrated, sad, even hopeless. The trick is to find your way back to feeling hopeful and encouraged. I woke up this morning short of breath, heart rate…
Shortness of breath - high heart rate - low bp - dizziness - weakness - nausea - all caused by an autonomic nervous system that just doesn’t work right. The Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) connects organs to the brain stem or spinal chord - mediating heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, pupillary response, metabolism, digestion,…
Lymedisease.org Video I often chock up chest pain to some random episode caused by Lyme or one of it’s co-conditions. Know the signs of Lyme carditis and when to get help.
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…
I suffered sickness and pain for many years without a diagnosis. I saw a multitude of doctors - most of whom dismissed me as a hypochondriac when I started to list the multitude of symptoms. They would say things like: “Imagine yourself feeling better, and you will”“Let’s work one symptom at a time - what’s…
I wake up by 5am every day...no matter what time I go to sleep or how much I wake up. 5-7 am - that’s it. That’s all I have. Every day. 2 hours, 3 max. I get so discouraged when I start to feel the warmth of illness pour over my body. My feet begin…
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