Lyme and it's co-infections can be very overwhelming. The constant pain and fatigue can make us emotionally tender. We can feel a loss of dignity for many reasons, mostly because Lyme is devastating financially, physically and socially.I was listening to some TEDx Talks this week....
Lyme Disease is the tick borne disease that we hear about. It is a slow, painful killer. The bacteria, is transmitted by a tick bite, but is seldom recognized right away. Many people don't remember a tick bite and many have never seen the bulls-eye rash that...
Lyme Life Monday – HeadachesHeadaches are one of the 300 symptoms of Lyme. I often find my shoulders raised, in a tense state with headache pain. It occurs to me that I could be tense because of the headache or I could have the headache...
Lyme sucks the life right out of everything. The meds and supplements in the photo above, are a bridge to help me retrieve it. Life, that is. It has been rough. My faith has been challenged, like never before. My relationships have been challenged. Our...
Planning is absolutely essential for Lymies. Whether or not you are currently suffering from the cursed brain fog. Having a cogent plan helps keep me in control to prevent overdoing it. Limited energy is a universal problem. Every person on the planet has limitations. Of course,...
As an entrepreneur, the goal is to make a living with one's own business, to earn money and build a life outside of the confines of a conventional job. The dream is to be independent, build wealth and be extraordinary.Lyme has flushed that dream down...
I know very few people who have truly relaxing Christmas traditions. Most are a flurry of activity. Parties, pastries, and plenty of 'off diet' foods.We splurge at Christmas time. The holidays are very often self indulgent. Sure there are gifts and the giving is fun,...
Lyme has taught me much about life. Long before I had a diagnosis, there were lessons about how to manage life with a body that doesn't cooperate. I guess they are some pretty universal truths. So, I'll share a few with you. I think a...
Most everyone gets colds every once in a while. When I get colds, it hits me a bit differently than the people around me. When my children were little and they got a cold, I would get really, down-for-the-count sick. I never understood it. All...
When I started this blog with the new theme, I expected to be actively fighting sex trafficking. Having survived four years of living in my sneakers and child sexual abuse from toddlerhood, God has brought me so far; from uttermost to uttermost.Yesterday, I received a...