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I Want Off The Lyme “Roller Coaster,” Please!

Stronger, by Mandisa; that’s the first song that played on my Songza station as I sat down to write this post. I don’t think it’s a coincidence either. It was God reminding me that with Him I am stronger than Lyme disease and Babesia!

One thing I promised myself when I started this blog is that I would “keep it real”. As much as I’d love to have anyone reading this believe my life is always fun with beekeeping, homesteading, etc., that unfortunately is not reality. A huge part of time and energy is spent trying to get Lyme disease and Babesia into permanent remission. Continue reading →


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My Six Month Lyme “Roller Coaster”

Last September, after a year and half of ups and downs, I’d slowly reduced my Lyme treatment to all but one herbal Lyme tincture, and was feeling awesome! I was grateful that I would soon be able to close the book on this chapter of my life and move on to better things, like starting our family! Unfortunately, my celebration was premature.

The first indicators of my relapse happened during a trip to celebrate my wedding anniversary at Disneyland last October; and by November, many of my symptoms had returned. Although they weren’t as severe as they had been prior to my diagnosis, I couldn’t ignore the fact that I was no longer feeling “awesome”.  Continue reading →


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Cosmo Mom’s Lyme Story

One neat thing about starting a blog is I’ve been introduced to some new, and informative blogs. I found Brandi’s blog, Cosmo Mom with a Twist of Lyme shortly after I starting blogging. Her Lyme story highlights how much “Lyme denial” exists in the medical field. It’s disturbing that she knew she had been bitten, and still had several doctors tell her she couldn’t possibly have Lyme Disease.

She was diagnosed in 2011 and continues to be treated for Lyme and co-infections. Her blog has lots of information about Lyme Disease, and great stories about her family. She recently wrote about running her first 5K! I would appreciate if you took the time to read her story, and her blog.

Here’s Brandi’s Lyme Story