Tag: challenges

Breadcrumbs – Germany Adventure

Breadcrumbs – Germany Adventure

Hi Everybody from St. Georg in Bad Aibling, Germany! Background I’ve started this adventure a while back. A group of friends have mentioned that in Germany they treat Lyme Disease using Hyperthermia (I will explain what this is later on). It was not until a friend gave me the courage […]

Lyme didn’t define me, it helped me evolve into who I meant to become…

Lyme didn’t define me, it helped me evolve into who I meant to become…

As a person facing an extremely trying illness (Lyme Disease) I made sure my illness did not define me; instead I let it evolve me. My life took a huge turn, after i have became bedridden and fully dependent. I’ve started my own blog to share my struggles, to become […]

The Angel of Lyme Nightmare – Detoxification

The Angel of Lyme Nightmare – Detoxification

You cannot rely on the natural detoxification process your body goes through, so there are options to support the process. You have to remove the toxins from your body as fast as possible, otherwise it gets reabsorbed into your body, instead of being eliminated. Many people get sicker after they start […]

The 8 Stages of Lyme Disease Every Lymey Goes Through

The 8 Stages of Lyme Disease Every Lymey Goes Through

1- Dark Ages: Confusion and Doubt Phase You are confused you know you have  multiple problems and you are going from doctor to doctor. Yet you come back home with generic diagnosis. Fibromyalgia, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Migraine and with prescriptions that is only trying to address your symptoms not the underlying issue. After […]

It takes two to tango

It takes two to tango

It doesn’t take two to tango in my marriage. Having Lyme disease and being in chronic pain at every possible organ, tissue, muscle and nerve makes it impossible to have an equally weighed relationship. Many of my fellow Lymeys lose spouses, fiancĂ©es and boyfriends/girlfriends over this disease. Such a debilitating […]

Avoiding words…

Avoiding words…

I stopped writing because I became afraid to face my emotions. When I write I let out my true feelings and these days I am not ready to face them. I feel very conflicted. Too much is going on. Then again which lymey doesn’t have too much going on in […]

Getting ready for my oral surgery

Getting ready for my oral surgery

Tomorrow is the day. I will be getting 3 implants tomorrow. I’ve waited a long time for this. This a fairly simple, little bit painful surgery. As usual being a lymey, it doesn’t come to us that easy. See Lyme likes to attack my body wherever it is the weakest. […]

Road trip

Road trip

So we are on the road, to go to Virginia Beach. We are going to be hunting for homes. A house that is closer to my support system. Although I hate the idea of leaving Washington D.C., I look forward to moving back. I feel homesick. I need more familiar […]