I will spare you the background story of how I got infected with Lyme because I really can’t be sure.  What lead the doctor to test me were things that I had been dealing with for a year, if not longer.  I was tired, run down, didn’t feel like myself, felt moody and like I lost my temper more than usual.  I was also a mom of two little boys, so for a long time I thought that went with the territory and…it does!   I was dealing with things that seemed hormonal, night sweats, irregular and bad menstrual cycles.  This too I blamed on being a mom and my body adjusting to a post pregnant state.

Then things got pretty extreme.  I felt down all the time.   Physically run down, mentally run down and like I had the “blues” all.the.time.  I had a great life but kept feeling like I had to convince myself of that.  My mind didn’t seem to work correctly.  I would mix up my words and couldn’t remember a thing!  Was this “mommy brain?”  I went to my doctor thinking maybe I needed an anti-depressant.  Instead she changed my birth control, yet again, and told me that I was pre-menopausal.  On the way out of the door I jokingly said, “Maybe this new birth control will help my ankles feel better.”  That was the ah-ha moment.  A blood test was ordered and I was sent on my way.

A week later I was diagnosed with Lyme disease.  I was given the news from the receptionist at my doctor’s office.  The call went something like this…”Yes, you have Lyme disease.  There is a prescription waiting for you at the pharmacy.”  Upon hearing this news I was somewhat shocked and I was left with a multitude of questions.  Did the receptionist mention the doctor calling me?…NO!

So, I picked up my prescription and started taking the thirty days of antibiotic…strong antibiotic, like a good patient.  I was relieved to have a name for what had been causing me problems for the past year or two.  I was eager to get my life back.

Within a few weeks the intense pain in my ankles was gone and the general feeling of malaise was getting better.  However, I didn’t get to the point of feeling healthy and cured.  To make matters worse, about a month later I came down with pneumonia.  Of course this meant more and even stronger antibiotics.

I hit bottom.  I sought out a friend and her help.  I started to wrap my head around the idea that there wasn’t a simple and easy cure.  That “simple cure,” those intense antibiotics, had now left me with Candida.  (Candida= an overgrowth of yeast in your body.)   This was evident by the fact that I now had thrush.  I was completely overwhelmed!

Fast forward two years…I am at last healthy.  I have been healthy and HAPPY for quite sometime.  It was, and is, a lot of work!!!  Recovering from Lyme disease and all that went with it has been a battle, a journey and a life lesson.

While I am not a doctor, I am blessed to be surrounded by a lot of women who have a great deal of knowledge on health and healing.  With guidance from these incredible women I have changed my diet and the way I live my life.  I have cut out toxins, added probiotics and fermented foods to my daily intake.  I have incorporated essential oils and natural remedies.  I have taken control of my Lyme disease.

My hope is that I can share some of what I have learned with others who are struggling.  Your struggle may not be Lyme however, a lot of what I have learned is universal to healing and LIVING a happy, healthy life.