Coiling for Lyme

healing process

  • Presence of mind

    The concert last night was incredible. U2 has enough stage presence to fill a football stadium with 82,000 seats. I came away feeling like a new person. Unfortunately, the concert took a huge toll on my body. I’ve spent today… Continue reading

  • Concert Night

    I’m going to the U2 concert tonight. I went to one in September 2009. It was amazing. The music was incredible. U2 is meant to be a live performance band. It was important to me for other reasons. I was… Continue reading

  • The Day After

    The day after a crappy day like yesterday, one where I’m stuck in bed with heart troubles, the day after that, I feel lighter. My heart is still bothering me. I was lying around in bed until after 2pm, but… Continue reading

  • Ruminating on deferred dreams

    I spent the day today with other artists who are looking at the role capitalist oppression plays in our relationship to our artwork. Some are artists who get income from their work. Some, like me, are not. Still I take… Continue reading

  • Fun and laughter

    I am one of the minions that trekked out to see Harry Potter on the opening day. It is a ritual I enjoy with my parents as each new movie has come out since 2008. We go to a matinee… Continue reading

  • Lyme Herx Sequence

    Since I’ve been coiling for a while now, I’ve been able to discern what my Lyme Herx progression looks like. Headaches (with lots of eye pain and light sensitivity the first day or two) Insomnia (lasts 1-4 nights starts with… Continue reading

  • Learning to be in charge

    One of the key things that I like about the coil machine is that it has forced me to take myself seriously as the person in charge of my healing program. No doctor can advise a person on how to… Continue reading

  • Cat Therapy

    I have a friend (who is actually more like a sister) staying with me for a few weeks. I’m very much enjoying sharing my apartment with another person, especially someone I like so much. In part, it breaks the isolation… Continue reading

  • Aging

    I went to visit two of my mother’s sisters today. Aunt R lives nearby. She’s 95 years old. In the past week or two, she’s started using a wheel chair because of back pain. She sleeps a lot. She has… Continue reading

  • Watermelon

    It’s summertime. Watermelon is in season. It’s juicy and delicious, especially when it’s just out of the refrigerator. So I cheated last night. Once I had the first piece, I figured I would have an allergic reaction later, so I… Continue reading