Coiling for Lyme

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  • Indirect Connections

    For the past week, I’ve been having heart problems. Unfortunately, there is nothing to do for them. I think they are the same problems I’ve had in the past: tricuspid valve prolapse with some regurgitation. I recognize the sound when… Continue reading

  • Relentlessly Positive

    Out of curiosity, I decided to get another Lyme Western blot test. One of the things I learned was that when the Lyme infection dies down and has less of a hold on the immune system, a person is more… Continue reading

  • New Frequencies

    Over the past year or two, people have contacted me about how to begin coiling. I never have good advice, I have only my own experiences. I tell them to use their best judgement, keep records, and let me know… Continue reading

  • Slow Burn

    The past week or so, I’ve been feeling lethargic and unmotivated. I feel like I’ve stepped into a zone where I need to try something new in order to make progress in healing. On the agenda was triggering Lyme with… Continue reading

  • (Re)Defining Health

    I had quite a week last week. I was busy at the beginning of the week, with errands and other planned activities. Then a few stressful, unexpected, time consuming things happened that I needed to deal with. Over the weekend,… Continue reading

  • How to be

    When I first became disabled by Lyme Disease in 2007, I didn’t know how to be sick. Believe it or not, being sick and disabled requires a different skill set than being well and having a full-time job. The first… Continue reading

  • Shaky

    In the days following the egg experiment, I’ve been feeling a little funny. It was obvious that eating a food with egg ingredients triggered my Lyme infection to become more active. I expected that. But then something else happened. New… 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

  • Frustration

    As the holidays approach, I have the cultural angst that many Americans do, with the mixed memories of previous Christmases, both extremely joyful and extremely difficult. So I’m trying to excuse myself for the way all my feelings are being… Continue reading