Coiling for Lyme

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  • A Month in my Head

    I’ve been talking to myself a lot the past month. It’s been a physically challenging, emotional roller coaster of a month. The vaccine I took at the end of March continued to wreak havoc on my immune system. The Lyme… Continue reading

  • Kidney Conundrum

    The truth is that I’ve been feeling worse lately. It’s a hard truth. For most of the past 6 years, I’ve been getting better, in fits and starts. I haven’t regressed significantly at any point in time since I stopped… Continue reading

  • Egg Experiment

    Eggs have been a scary food for me since I got sick. I have an ugly history with them. And, yet, as I attempt to reclaim every bit of my life that Lyme and the other chronic tick-borne illnesses have… Continue reading

  • Looking Forward and Backward

    Last year was a huge year for me. It was my third year of coiling and I made so much progress. There is much to review and learn from. The biggest thing that happened was that I got bolder and… Continue reading

  • Valley of Fire

    Wow. It’s a month since I posted to this blog. I went on vacation on October 25 and thought I would have time to post before I left or at least at some point during the trip. But life doesn’t… Continue reading

  • Disaster Averted

    Last night, the night that was to be my big hoorah before returning to my strict, safe, low-inflammatory diet. I wanted a veggie burger from a local place, one with guacamole and cheese. Then I wanted some ice cream for… Continue reading

  • Appetite Paradox

    Over the past several weeks, I’ve been eating whatever I want, or rather, whatever I’ve wished I could eat for the past six years. It seems like a dream, and it seems like a nightmare. What I’ve learned so far… Continue reading

  • Waking the Beast

    I intentionally overdid it over the weekend. I ate everything I wanted to, except for food containing eggs. I paid the price in suffering…but I woke the Lyme and made the Bartonella more active. So I consider it a triumph.… Continue reading

  • Behaving Badly

    It’s been a crazy week since I last posted a blog. I’ve been trying all sorts of things, intentionally, to get the Lyme bacteria to come out of hiding. My efforts have definitely paid off. I’ve been feeling awful for… Continue reading

  • Sweet Relief

    Sweet This weekend, before the Lyme symptoms crashed over me like a ten foot ocean wave, I did some baking. My friend, Shannon, came over and we tried out two recipes from the book, The Joy of Gluten-Free, Sugar-Free Baking,… Continue reading