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I Miss the Me I Used To Be
"I miss the me I used to be." When I logged on to my Facebook group this morning and started scrolling through your comments, this is the first one I came across. It breaks my heart a little every time I see a post like this. Today, I just want...
Read MoreMy Take on Lyme Disease Protocols
From the standpoint of a Lyme warrior and Lyme survivor, I'd like to discuss my take on Lyme disease protocols.
Read MoreWhat Are You Afraid Of?
If you had asked me when I was three years old what I was afraid of, I would have told you I was afraid of nothing. Ask me again at the age of five, I would have told you I was afraid of the dark. At the age of ten,...
Read MorePractice Self-Compassion
I had a whole different post planned for today until I woke up and realized it was Valentine's Day. (Thank god my husband remembered. It would have slipped right past me.) Anyway, I decided to push my plan back a week and spend today talking about practicing self-compassion. This is...
Read MoreThe Will to Keep Going
I remember June 23, 2017 with bizarre clarity. I say bizarre because, despite the jarring effect it has on my memory, there’s a blurriness that surrounds that day. A hidden urge to wipe it all away. June 23 was the appointment that marks the beginning of my Lyme disease treatment....
Read MoreMy Lyme Disease Story
When I first started this blog, I did so out of a desire to help others feel less alone than I was as I struggled day in and day out for two-and-a-half years. I will continue to be a Lyme advocate for all of you who are still in the...
Read MorePsychotherapy Should Be Part of Lyme Disease Treatment
From anxiety and fear, to loneliness and depression. Relationship issues to loss of a career. From pain to uncertainty and the uncertainty of the pain. Your emotions run the gamut, and most of those all in the same moment. Most likely, they often run this gamut over and over again,...
Read MoreThis Is Not Weakness
For two-and-a-half years I felt weak. I could barely walk, getting out of bed every morning felt like digging out of quicksand and showering was a monumental task. My hair was falling out, my tongue turned black and I had an inexplicable painful rash on my toes that was slowly...
Read MoreForeboding Joy and Gratitude
Alright Lymies, this is a tough one. Even three years into remission, I continue to struggle with foreboding joy. A two-and-a-half year battle against chronic illness will do that to you. At some point during my treatment, joy became non-existent. I forgot what it felt like. Joy was just not...
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