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My Brain on Lyme
Lame brain, Jello brain… lyme brain.Credit: skpy’s Flickr stream There was a time when I thought lyme disease meant a fever with other flu-like symptoms and a bull’s eye rash lasting maybe a few weeks....
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Video: Did You Know Ticks Can Transmit Lots of Infections—Like Babesiosis?
I’m very lucky to have wonderful neighbors. One of them, Marilyn, called me the other day to say she’d seen this segment of “Monsters Inside Me” on Discovery’s Animal Planet. It explores the case of a...
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Believing in Lyme When Looks Are Deceiving
Credit: Lyme Chick “You look great!” Many days, I wince when someone says that to me. I want to shout in frustration “I FEEL AWFUL!” And when I try to explain, I want to hear “I believe you”—not “But...
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5 Ways to Help Others “See” Lyme
Actually, I’ve learned many people need a little help from me to truly see the pain. Lyme is known as an “invisible” disease. That’s because oftentimes we look pretty good on the outside despite...
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Babesiosis: Multiple Strains Complicate Diagnosis
Babesia Life Cycle.From the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC). When I finally arrived at the door of a Lyme Literate Doctor (LLMD), I was surprised to learn that in addition to lyme, I have an...
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Burning Feet
Photo by LifeLoveLyme I’m pretty sure most people around the world who aren’t living with Lyme think the symptom list is this simple and straightforward: bull’s-eye rash flu-like symptoms And I reckon...
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Video: “Facts to Save Your Life” by Gabbi Hicks
Look at this young woman. She looks pretty fine, doesn’t she? Now listen to her words. Really listen. (Well, it’s kinda hard not to, she’s so compelling). Gabbi Hicks has made this powerful video for...
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10 Things I Wish I’d Known About Lyme Disease
That’s the little portable pump for my IV drugs. Then there were the pills. More pills. Harsh meds that made me sicker so I could get better. I can’t believe I made it through all that. When it could...
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Video: Shocking Portrayal of Youth Lost to Lyme
When I discovered this on YouTube, I sobbed as a happy young boy’s health disintegrated before my eyes because of Lyme and co-infections—and no appropriate treatment. I weep when I see it today....
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