Tag: Lyme disease
Fear, Friends, Lyme, Lyme Disease, pain, Support
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 […]
challenges, Cure, Friends, Love, Lyme Disease, Lyme Disease Awareness, Side effects of Lyme disease, Support
The tears I won’t shed or admit that I do
I do not have a story to tell where my family or my friends turned their back on me. I must be one lucky gal that I am surrounded by people, who loves and adores me and who tries so hard to help my family. “You are a strong person!” […]
challenges, Cure, Lyme Disease, Lyme Treatment, pain, Side effects of Lyme disease
Pain
Funny fact pain is the one thing that is capable of strengthening your belief in the higher power. You feel helpless, cornered and not in control of what is happening to your body. The pain gets intensified by the level of helplessness you feel and when you reach that point […]
challenges, Lyme Disease, Lyme Disease Awareness
Daily life of a Lymey household
Problems of a Lymey doesn’t end with simple pain. The bigger side of the issue is the emotional pain we go through as a family. Staying strong throughout the process at times feel impossible. The list is endless, however I want to list a few things we go through everyday. […]
challenges, Cure, Fear, Lyme Disease, pain
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. […]
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4th of July – Knowing I’m not alone
Decided to have a 4th of July party at my home. In my event invite I told everybody to bring their food and beverages for obvious reasons. I was hoping to at least not to be alone during the wonderful fireworks, that is clearly visible from my patio that overlooks […]
challenges, Cure, Fear, Herx, Love, Lyme Disease, Lyme Disease Awareness, Lyme Symptoms, Lyme Treatment, pain
When it rains, it pours
I received the second set of test results for Toprak, my 5 year old boy. Unfortunately, the test results show that he also has Bartonella. I was hoping that besides the HHV6, he will not have any other issues. Bartonella is a co-infection of Lyme disease. It is a tick bourne […]
Fear, Friends, Love, Lyme Disease, pain, Support
1000 words I want to say, but I won’t
1000 Words I won’t say I want to talk about my disappointments, but I won’t. I am too embarrassed to say anything. Instead, I will talk about what my goals are. I want to talk about my expectations, but I won’t. I am too shy to say anything. Instead, I […]
challenges, Friends, Love, Lyme, Lyme Disease, pain, Side effects of Lyme disease
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 […]
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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 […]