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Pretending

Posted on February 9, 2015 by lymestorm

Pretending.

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Pretending

Posted on February 9, 2015 by lymestorm

I purposely haven’t blogged in a while.  In fact, I have avoided most contact except with my close family and friends (both mostly by phone) for the last month.  I haven’t checked my email.  I have barely been seen on … Continue reading →

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Reflection and Thanks

Posted on January 2, 2015 by lymestorm

A year ago today I was fighting the remainder of the flu.  I was working (Southern Patrol, my favorite.) I was still searching for the correct diagnosis. I was set in my routine. I was going about life the best … Continue reading →

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What No One Tells You About

Posted on December 10, 2014 by lymestorm

There are so many things I have learned over the course of the last year.  What I realize now is that there are a lot of things that no one tells you about treatment.  So here is my version of … Continue reading →

Posted in Babesia, Babesiosis, Being prepared, getting better, getting worse, Help, helping yourself, Its not your fault, Love, Lyme, lyme disease, Medical, Medication Overload, Meditation, spiritual, Spiritualty, supplies, supply list, Support groups, Support\, TBD, TBDs, tickborne, tickborne diseases, Treatment, Uncategorized, What to expect | Tagged , | 5 Comments

Comfortable

Posted on November 19, 2014 by lymestorm

D.C. days are always long, stressful and utterly exhausting.  It’s not that I mind the appointment, well the test dosing is usually not fun, but I’m done test dosing new IV meds, but the combination of the appointment and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Comfort, Emergence, Exhaustion, fighting back, germs, Herx, I will get better!, Immune problems, Immune system, IV infusion, Journey, LBC, LLMD, Lyme, lyme disease, No Stamina, Pacing yourself, spiritual, steps, TBD, ticks, Uncategorized, Under Our Skin, Zombie | Tagged | Leave a comment

System Failures and Money Matters

Posted on November 7, 2014 by lymestorm

I am battling several diseases all of which are capable of taking my life.  At my time of diagnosis (April 2014) I was told that I would have died within 12 months time had I not received medical intervention.  That … Continue reading →

Posted in Anxiety, Babesia, Babesiosis, bartonella, begging for help, chronic pain, desperate, desperate times, emotional, fighting back, finances, financial help, Freaks, healing, helping yourself, hope, illness, Life is unfair, Lyme, money, money matters, Mycoplasma, OCD, suicidal thoughts, Uncategorized | Tagged | 1 Comment

24 Hours in Hell

Posted on October 19, 2014 by lymestorm

What happened in the last 24 hours I hope to never in my life experience again. My mom found me on the cold tile floor of my bathroom curled up as tightly as I could be crying in pain and … Continue reading →

Posted in Blessed, Congress, Hell, I will win, Lyme, lyme disease, Misery, suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Survival, Team Lymestorm | Tagged | 2 Comments

Tears and Courage

Posted on October 6, 2014 by lymestorm

I’m so tired of people NOT thinking I’m sick because I “don’t look sick.” I wish that people could see exactly what is going on inside of me. I’m hate when some one finds out you have Lyme and they … Continue reading →

Posted in Babesia, bartonella, Coinfections, Educate, Fighter, fighting back, Freaks, Halestorm, Lyme, Lzzy Hale, Mycoplasma, ticks, Treatment, Uncategorized | Tagged | 5 Comments

Return of the Right Brain

Posted on September 13, 2014 by lymestorm

Its been a while since my last blog. I was trying to go for at least once a week. The last 2 weeks have been both horrific and terrific. I had 9 days without having to dose and that was … Continue reading →

Posted in Babesia, bartonella, emotional, hope, left brain, let go and let god, letting go, Lyme, lyme disease, right brain, steps, Uncategorized | Tagged | 1 Comment

Food Matters

Posted on August 29, 2014 by lymestorm

Somewhere in all this “treatment” talk, I need to bring up the issue of food as medicine. Throughout the decades the idea of what “food” is right for you has changed in many ways. We count calories, carbs, fat, trans … Continue reading →

Posted in Babesia, Babesiosis, caveman diet, chronic pain, food, food matters, getting better, growing stronger, healing, healng yourself, helping yourself, homeopathic, hope, I will get better!, Lyme, lyme disease, paleo, paleolithic, sick, Uncategorized | Tagged | 2 Comments