Lyme is Not My Life

This week proved that Lyme Disease is not my whole life. Lyme Disease Lyme has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. For many years, I went to doctors who told me I was stressed and treated me like...

Lyme Life Monday ~

Stuck Are you stuck in a rut? So many people are. I know a lot of people with chronic illness, like Lyme,  that have seasons of blah and seasons of exciting growth. I often wonder what makes the difference. Are they just lucky, especially motivated,...

Lyme Life ~Monday Planning

Plan If you are like most people, planning may slip now and again. You may have indulged in a bit of frivolity last month. The scale may need some adjusting. Maybe you have an unruly wardrobe. Or maybe nothing changed externally, but you can feel...

Lyme Life ~Ready to Die

I’m ready to die. Just because someone is ready to die, doesn’t mean they want to. Conversely, just because someone wants to die, doesn’t mean they are ready. When I say that I am ready to die, I mean I have come to terms with my...

Lyme Life- Let’s Get Together

Let’s get together. Lyme Disease is rough. The symptoms so variable, no one can keep track, the fatigue so debilitating, no one can rely on plans, and the isolation so intense, no healthy people can relate. Head Lyme Disease has taken so much from so...

Lyme Life ~Nobody Dies Suddenly

Some people will certainly find the title offensive. Many people will immediately balk. Some will think of loved ones or acquaintances who were killed in an accident. Others know someone who died of an illness without warning. It’s not completely true that nobody dies suddenly...

Lyme Life ~ New Growth

A friend was noticing new growth on plants is usually red. I agreed. This spring, as the sugar maples were starting to bud, the tiny buds were as vibrant as the leaves today. Premature babies are very red too. I had seen a photo of...

Lyme Life Monday ~Food

I have a love – hate relationship with food. I think a lot of Americans do. Life with Lyme Disease means we have to look at everything we do in life and think about how it will affect us in a day or three. Food...

Lyme Life ~ Recreation

Recreation is so important. It’s in the top ten most important things to know. Number four of the ten commandments tells us to set aside one day per week to rest. This is after the pattern of creation itself. Recreation On the first day, God...

Lyme Life ~Testing Boundaries

I’ve been sick as long as I can remember. For so much of my life, doctors told me I was stressed. So, I pressed through. I went to work part-time, raised my children, kept the house, maintained my marriage, and managed to do a great...