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Lymestop Treatment
We arrived in Coeur d'Alene last Wednesday, and thanks to my friend Carrie who took care of our hotel stay, checked in to our home for...
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Blessed Beyond Measure
Having a chronic illness puts a lot of negative and selfish thoughts into your mind. I often think, "why me?" or even more often than...
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Lyme and Suicide
September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Seeing signs for this everywhere provoked me to do a little research on the...
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Healing at the Beach
Last Friday was our 5 year wedding anniversary. The hubby and I decided to take a quick trip to the Oregon Coast to celebrate, and I'm...
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Brianna means "Strong"
This is me, January 1st 2008, the day before my gallbladder surgery and a few days after meeting my husband. Happy as a clam, unaware of...
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Getting Worse, Before Getting Better
Last week I had my monthly checkout with my LLMD (Lyme Literate Medical Doctor). My husband and I drove up to Seattle this time, because...
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Joy in Life, or the Lack Thereof
Over the course of this summer, there is something I've realized. It's been a long time since I've experienced a true excitement for...
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Lyme Treatment
As some of you may know, I was beginning to get very overwhelmed by the treatment options out there for this disease. Most of us Lyme...
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Someone please turn on the lights
Last week I went to see the doctor in Seattle who originally diagnosed me with Lyme. I had stopped seeing him in person last year...
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The World as a Shoe Closet
At work we have what is called the "dead puppy dog story". Last year at one of our events, we dealt with this lady who was nothing but...