Category: Lyme

Chronic Illness and Support

Chronic Illness and Support

This man is my pillar. He carries the weight of two people – his and mine, while caring for the sick me. I don’t know how he does it, how he gets through it or why he even perseveres the way he does. Not many realize the true weight “in […]

Humbleness through illness

Humbleness through illness

I have Lyme disease. I’m not here to raise awareness on how debilitating Lyme disease is, how little funding there is available for research or how doctors lack the necessary training to understand the complexity of what this illness is. Yes, Lyme disease is a pandemic people are suffering from […]

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 […]

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 […]

Social outing for a friend’s farewell luncheon

Social outing for a friend’s farewell luncheon

I had the opportunity to see a good friend of mine, Gerry, today. I’ve known Gerry for almost 5 years. He is a trend setter, fun, down to earth person. He has a wonderful wife, who I admire due to her determination in fighting against cancer and adorable children, who […]

Somewhat good news from the doctor

Somewhat good news from the doctor

The Visit to The Doctor Amazingly enough my little brave soul was really good during this process. Even when he got blood drawn for the first time, he did very good. Our doctor is very child friendly. The experience was pleasant and Toprak enjoyed the 2 hours we spent at the doctor’s office. Our […]

Does it get any better?

Does it get any better?

Results So my daughter definitely has Bartonella (a coinfection of Lyme disease) and some secondary infections of Lyme disease.  No conclusive positive Lyme yet. Unfortunately, a negative Lyme test results does not mean she does not have Lyme disease. Tests for Lyme disease is not fully accurate and tends to give […]