It’s always frightening to find a tick attached to you or your child and it’s very important to know what to do in order to protect yourself from one of many detrimental tick-borne infections.
10 Ways to Protect Yourself from Lyme Disease
Each year as the weather grows warmer our exposure to tick-borne diseases increases. In recent years ticks have become more of a threat year-round, but each Spring nymph ticks are in abundance. Because nymph ticks are only the size of a dot it’s difficult to know if you’ve bit. As we come back out of […]
Lyme in the News
There is so much going on right now in the news about Lyme Disease. It seems as though each week there is another famous person sharing their battle with the disease, another viral infection found in ticks or legislation that hits the headlines. I thought I’d highlight some of the key happenings and rather than […]
Mothering and Lyme Disease
This morning I watched a video that touched me more deeply than I expected. The information shared in the beginning of the video by Amy Tan and her doctor, Dr. Stricker was very informative but it was the single Mom with two very sick teens that gripped me the most. It was the tears in […]
Feeling Lost With Lyme Brain
Yesterday I drove to my friend’s house to pick up my weekly egg order. She has chickens and the yummiest eggs around. I drove out of habit while talking to my 7-year-old son in the back seat. I pulled into the driveway and realized that I didn’t recognize the house.
You Say LymeS, I Say Lyme
One of the biggest pet peeve’s of many Lyme sufferers is hearing someone refer to Lyme disease as LymeS. Most who have Lyme will consider the person saying LymeS to be someone who doesn’t know a thing about the disease which has robbed them of their health and vitality. It is most concerning when a doctor […]
Recognizing Lyme Disease in Children
This post was updated on July 17, 2022 Lyme disease is highly controversial and difficult to detect. It is even more difficult to diagnose in children without the tell-tale signs of a classic bulls-eye rash. Children have a much more difficult time explaining their symptoms. Parents may recognize that their child may be more tired […]
Why Your Allergy Medicine May Help Treat Your Lyme
Recently all the buzz in the Lyme community is about how your allergy medication, specifically Claritin®, may help treat Lyme disease. Lyme disease is a potentially debilitating infection caused by the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi. If caught early enough, Lyme disease can be treated effectively. The infection goes undiagnosed or misdiagnosed more often than not causing […]
The Most Important Notebook You’ll Ever Keep
Long ago when my 3 girls were very young, my Mom and I were having a discussion about health related issues. My mom suggested I start keeping a health notebook. Mom shared with me how she wrote down everything about her and my dad regarding symptoms they were having, doctor’s appointments, medications and even notes […]
Herxes, Flares and the Healing Crisis
Living with a chronic Lyme disease infection can be extremely painful and life-altering. Fatigue overtakes you leaving your mind in a fog and your body so heavy you can barely roll over in bed. I have never slept as deeply or as much as I have during my illness with chronic Lyme. I’m not sure […]
