Coiling for Lyme

healing process

  • There’s still an active infection

    After a few days away, I’m back on my Lyme et al. treatment regimen. As you’ll see in the regular sections, I’m coiling and detoxing again. I’m also exhausted. I traveled today. I spent the past few days living right… Continue reading

  • A good cry

    One of the things my nephew does is wail for 30 seconds to 5 minutes. He isn’t interested in being comforted or distracted. He just lets it all out at the top of his lungs. Then he’s done. Afterward, he… Continue reading

  • Napping like a baby

    One of the pleasures of being around recently born people (aka infants) is that they sleep with such intensity. I sat in the back of the car with my nephew for about 2 hours today and watched him sleep. It’s… Continue reading

  • In the moment

    When I lived in Japan for four months back in college, I kept a daily journal for the first 30 or 40 days. After a while, I realized I needed to use every moment to experience life. Later on I… Continue reading

  • Little Miracles

    I met my nephew for the first time today. He is just over 3 weeks old. I understand in this moment why we refer to newborn humans as miracles. He is expressive and has opinions. He wants to be close… Continue reading

  • Upheaval

    The day started with a little mistake. Instead of putting flax seed oil in my breakfast shake, I added sesame seeds. Oops. Guess I’m not done with the neurological part of the Lyme Herx. Tomorrow I’m heading out of town… Continue reading

  • Fear of Cysts

    I know of a few other people using coil machines in an attempt to get rid of Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses. Some I know directly, and some I hear about through the grapevine. From what I can tell,… Continue reading

  • The Collapsing Health Care System

    Today, I had to advocate on behalf of a family member to get appropriate services for his health care needs. In the process, I gave the institution feedback about the way they run the patient and family meetings. They told… Continue reading

  • Tired

    I love writing these blog posts. I love writing in general. I have a list of over a dozen topics to write about for the blog that I wish I could do all at once. Alas, some days, I’m tired.… Continue reading

  • The World of Hormones

    This post is about menstruation. I have two things colliding. First, I’m healing from Lyme, etc. which really screwed up my menstrual cycle for a long time…for at least 10 years. It was forever coming late, as in more than… Continue reading