Praying for Lymies's Purpose: Creating biographies for each Lyme friend to help us get to know each other better. To let everyone know that they are not alone. Also to leave each Lyme friend know that we are praying and thinking about them.
Questionnaire
Here are the things I need to know from you in order to be featured:
Name: (First name and Last initial)
Age:
Location: (general or specific, up to you)
Illnesses
Symptoms
Background
Treatment Plan
Do you have family members with it?
Specific prayer request
Do you have a blog? What's the website?
Would you like your photo posted with your biography?
Is there a Christian song that has special meaning to you?
Email address so I can contact you
I write a biography based on your responses. Then we'll contact each other several times until the biography is "just right." Then I'll choose a date for your biography to be posted.
If you prefer, you can write it entirely on your own - but I will proofread it to make sure that it reads well and get your approval before posting.
Upcoming Featured Lymies
Comment if you want to be featured. Leave your email address.
I want to send all my love and prayers to all my Lyme warriors. The best way I know how is to write. I write a biography about each patient so people who come to pray will know exactly how to lift you up to God.
You will receive a questionnaire so please return it quickly so I can prepare for writing your biography. Once I finish writing your biography, I will send it to you for approval before publishing it.
Want to be a Featured Lymie and your name is not above? Leave me a comment and ask to be Featured.
If I receive two questionnaires back at the same time, I will choose the one to go first that asked originally that asked me first. The quicker your information gets back to me, the quicker you can be featured for prayers.
This blog obviously isn't used much, but if anyone does want to be
featured there is always room for more - I haven't received a request
in a long time (almost a year), but I know there are some out there.
Let me know if you'd like to be featured.
This blog obviously isn't used much, but if anyone does want to be featured there is always room for more - I haven't received a request in a long time (almost a year), but I know there are some out there. Let me know if you'd like to be featured.
Elaine C is a 34 year old woman from Rutherfordton North Carolina. Elaine has Chronic Lyme. In addition to Lyme, she has Asperger's Syndrome/High Functioning Austism. Elaine is a published author and a produced playwrite. She also is an ex-medical student. Currently, her treatment plans consists of pulsing antibiotics, intravenous Vitamin C, Intramuscular Vitamin B and lots of other supplements.
Elaine suffers from a variety of symptoms from Lyme Disease. She agonizes with Lyme migraines along with pains in her muscles, joints, jaw and neck. She also experiences severe short term memory loss, blurry left side vision, night sweats and balance problems. She has left right disorientation, insomnia, confusion and a decreased ability to concentrate. In addition to these, Elaine is challenged with facial nerve tics/paralysis, sinusitis, sore throat, hoarseness, muscle twitches, numbness, tingling, shooting pains, a slow heart rate with irregular heart beats. She also has lack of verbal fluency and photo and sound sensitivity. However the worst symptoms for Elaine as a writer are Mild Aphasia.
Elaine is fortunate in the fact that no other members of her family have Lyme, but she has 18 friends in her area with Lyme including two very close friends. Elaine's specific prayer request is that she can find wholeness and balance in her life. If you're interested in finding out more about Elaine, check out her websites: twiztedtraveler.wordpress.com and saintaspie.deviantart.com
Emma K is a 24 year old from Morgantown West Virginia. Emma was born in Los Angeles California, but moved to West Virginia around age 2. She has always loved the outdoors. Emma doesn't recollect a tick bite, but she was always sick as a child with chronic sinus infections and had mono that just wouldn't go away.
Emma's troubles also included severe right shoulder/neck and jaw pain that would turn into a debilitating migraine up to 5 times a week. Emma had fatigue so strong that she didn't think she would be able to put one foot in front of the other. She had hip pain, confusion and word loss.
Emma's been in treatment for 8 months and she has a lot less fatigue and only 1 migraine a month. Her hip and knee pain has reduced and she still has some lingering shoulder/neck jaw pain. When she's at the peak of a herx or feeling particularly "lymie" she still has some confusion and gets lost. She does feel a lot clearer though.
Emma has been diagnosed with Chronic Lyme and Erhlichia. She responds to Bartonella treatment and also has high heavy metal toxicity. Currently, she is pulsing and changing around many antibiotics. She also takes a ton of supplements. Most recently, Emma started A-Bart and has seen a vast improvement already. She feels that mild hyperbaric chamber is the thing that has helped her the most. She will begin chelation therapy for the high amounts of lead, aluminum, cadmium and another heavy metal that she can't remember right now. She also has Physical Therapy and energy work & massage.
Emma knows of no other family members diagnosed with tick borne illnesses. She requests prayers of continued healing path. She knows that she's on this healing path and can feel that she's getting there. She also would like another prayer for anyone suffering. Emma has a blog called "Feeling Lymie" Her blog address is http://lymieekatern.blogspot.com/
*** Emma has been in the hospital several times this week. Her latest blog dated today (September 28 2011) explains everything. ****
Her favorite song is Angels Watching Over Me, but I was unable to locate a great video so in substitution, I Can Only Imagine (Mercy Me)
Shadow M. is a 42 year old single mother of two living in Southern California. Shadow was born and raised in Iran and moved to the United States at the age of 16. After she finished High School here, she got her Bachelors degree in Computer Science and Math in 1992. She was married the same year. She got a job working as a software engineer. While she was working at HP, she had her first daughter. In 1997, Shadow went back to school for pre-med and received her Masters in Physiology in 2001. She started Medical school after. In 2002, Shadow had her second daughter. She graduated from Medical school in 2006 and did residency from 2006 to 2010 in psychiatry. Shadow divorced in 2009.
Shadow has Lyme Disease, Babesia, Mycoplasma, Ebstein Barr Virus, HHV6, CMV, West Nile and another co-infection bacteria. All of these things give her severe fatigue, muscle weakness, muscle stiffness and pain, joint pain and swelling. She also has brain fog, headaches, nausea, sleep disturbances and depression. Shadow also struggles with migrating pains, panic attacks, loss of balance, mood swings, heart palpitations, air hunger, blurred vision and suicidal thoughts.
Shadow is on a variety of IV medications. She used Invanz followed by Rifampin. She also used two months of Azithroycin. She also uses Oral Mepron interchanging every three months with Malarone. Shadow also uses Oral Tindamax.
Shadow is very thankful that she doesn't have any family members with Lyme Disease. She really needs prayers for positive thoughts and energy. Her blog website is http://www.mylymediseasestory.blogspot.com/
I am living my life. I've treated Lyme, Bartonella, Candida and Heavy Metal Poisoning. My symptoms were drastically improved after 2 years of treatment. I did well for a year or two and then started having a backslide in August of 2011. I've been seeing my doctor since March 1 2007.
I have severe D defiency, but my Iron levels are now normal (after Iron infusions). I'm treating with oral antibiotics currently for Lyme, Bartonella and Babesia. I'm living life as full as I can with the skills that I have and the love I receive.
My recent labs showed a very weak immune system and low Cortisol. So we're fighting to bring that back up. Some therapies I'm using are IV Vitamin C, HBOT treatments and herbal remedies plus yeast fighting medicines along with medicines to boost cortisol levels.
I've not used the HBOT in a while, but I found it helpful. I'm on a load of oral antibiotics again because the herbal remedies alone were not effective enough.
Living life as full as I can with the skills that I have and the love I receive!
