Even if you are struggling to find the tiniest ounce of happiness right now, please know you are loved and you are important in this world. Do not give up no matter what. It has officially been ten years since the beginning of my quest to find answers and receive a diagnosis living with this disease. This is my first post in almost an entire year which is absolutely crazy to think I waited this long. I am currently editing all entries on my Lyme page and hope to have everything updated as soon as possible. I found this picture from three years ago and I never thought I would make it this far. I do believe remission is possible and I continue to keep moving forward with a positive attitude. After six years of wearing knee braces I was finally able to say good riddance to them. I am still in the process of baby steps in regards to where I need to be physically and have quite a journey ahead. However, despite all the stress that comes along every single day living with a chronic illness and being in constant pain, I have a brighter outlook when it comes to thinking of the future. Since moving away, I was blessed to meet an amazing woman who literally saved my life without me even realizing it. She took care of me for nearly two years and helped rehabilitate me. She made me stronger mentally, physically and emotionally. I am eternally grateful for her presence and I will always be reminded of how one person can drastically alter your entire existence. I can honestly admit that in the past I was toxic. I was cynical and only thought from a negative aspect; never believing anything positive. I am not the same person I was even a few months ago and I am so proud of how far I have been able to push myself. It is an ongoing process of retraining your brain after being on so many drastic remedies for such a long period of time. However, I am willing to keep fighting. I am still figuring out who I am as an individual and who I want to become. I randomly decided to write tonight because you never know what is waiting for you in life and I may not get a chance to do it tomorrow. My goal for now is to post as frequently as I can until my health is a little more stable. Thank you for still being supportive of my ongoing effort to grow and share my experience living with Chronic Lyme disease. I truly appreciate all of you.
10 YEARS
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Inside the Mind of Lyme 
Hey! So I can’t figure out how to send a message either.. a lot has changed since I came back 😦 but i’ll google around try to figure it out because I want to reconnect! I can do more writing again but reading is still pretty hard for me especially on screens. My eyes can’t look at a screen for too long but i’m glad you got some really good help. I know i’m going to need some sort of rehabilitation place once I figure more out about my condition but reading your post kind of reassures me that i’m doing what I need to do. I would almost say I might be in remission from lyme disease but having it for so long and Epstein barr virus and mold has caused this ongoing complicated mess. I’m feeling more positive about my situation even though I don’t know everything about it. Like you I feel like ive had some change in that area of how I feel mentally about my life. I’m still struggling with depression and anxiety but i’m doing brain retraining with my functional neurologist and doing stuff like this to help the days go by.
I love your other blog too! I’m going to start a new blog I think I just can’t decide which platform to use. WordPress has changed and I can’t get my site to look the way I want it or categorize right.
Hoping to figure out how to message you!
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Wow I can’t believe how the time went by! We have so much in common I truly hope we can talk again soon!! I look forward to your message!! Keep your head up 💚💕 You got this!!
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