Johnny Update

Remember Johnny?

I recently reconnected with him to find out how he's been doing. Johnny no longer feels as if he's dying all the time. His dizziness has also improved. He has had so many things that have cleared up, but he is no where near like he was prior to getting Lyme Disease.

John's sleeping patterns are still not normal. He still has neurological damage which includes muscle twitching, spasms and vibrations. These things aren't near as severe as they were a year ago, but they are still there. Something that is extremely frustrating for John is that his brain function is horrible. He has difficulty completing sentences and spelling without mistakes.

Overall, he experiences functionality and is able to walk without pain. Currently, John is on a 5 week drug holiday. He is hoping for the best with no relapse. He desires your prayers for improvement. He believes a positive attitude is key to recovery, but that is easier said than done.

If you would like to submit a prayer for John, please leave a comment for him to read.

Victoria Wilcox's biography

Our next featured Lymie is 18 year old Victoria Wilcox. Victoria who is from New York also has Babesia. Victoria's symptoms include: seizure disorder, fatigue, muscle weakness, chronic pain, nerve problems, sleep problems, brain fog, dizzy spells. Unfortunately the list of symptoms goes on.

Victoria is a huge advocate for Lyme patients. She has two websites. One is her personal blog and the other is for her Lyme Walk. She asks for your prayers for her walk into missions. Currently things are going really well for Victoria health wise and she wants to continue advocating for Lyme Disease in street ministry.

Website www.lymewalk.org and http://vicupdates.blogspot.com

Normally, I write a whole lot on each Lymie. In Victoria's case, I am going to let "her" tell the story. This is a video that she made in January of 2008 with the help of some of her friends.

Julie's biography

Julie is a 36 year old mother from New York. She has Lyme Disease, Ehrlichiosis, Bartonella and Babesia. She is currently on Doxycycline and Biaxin. Her supplements are fish oil, vitamin C, pycnogenol, Cat's Claw and a multivitamin.

While Julie's symptoms are too numerous to name, she has mostly neck pain, weakness and general malaise. She also has arthritic like symptoms in her hands, headaches, heart palpitations, dental pain, chronic sinus and yeast infections. Julie also has severe neurological symptoms including brain fog, attention and focusing problems, panic attacks, anxiety, severe irritability, forgetfulness, extreme sensitivity to light and sounds. She also has had OCD as a teen and in her 20's. Julie has more symptoms and she could go on forever listing them.

Julie's mom and sister have both been recently diagnosed with Lyme disease after many years of suffering with pain and illnesses. Three of her four children have tested positive for Lyme Disease. Her fourth child has not been tested, but Julie's LLMD put all of her kids on supplements to build their immune systems including: Cat's Claw, Fish Oil, Tranfer Factor, probiotics and Vitamin C.

All four of Julie's children have chronic sinus and ear infections, some neurological issues. One has panic attacks, two have some level of behavioral issues, night terrors, history of "mono" or supposed mono even though they test negative for it.

Julie's prayer request is that they are all on proper treatment and medication and that her children won't experience any symptoms with the new medications. She wants complete healing for all of them. In addition, I have just found out that Julie found another tick on her daughter (On 5/20th). So please pray that there are no further complications from this tick bite.

Johnny's Biography

Johnny is a 56 year old Lyme Patient. He got infected in 1999 in Long Island. After 7 years and 30 doctors, Johnny finally sought help from an LLMD. He also got the news that he had a positive blood test for Lyme Disease and had endured brain damage.

Johnny feels fortunate to have found Dr. G from New Jersey that has helped in greatly since 2006. He uses a combination of Oral therapy and a lot of supplements. He has learned a great deal from internet support groups and talking to many Lyme patients.

The symptoms that are currently bothering Johny are dizziness, muscle twitching, fatigue, panic attacks, vibrations and neurological things. Johnny especially needs prayers for wisdom on how to deal with Lyme Disease on a day to day basis.


Johnny is fighting now for future Lyme patients and kids that have Lyme. He really feels for them the most because they are so young. As all Lymies feel, he is angered by the pain caused by the medical boards. It is horrific and should not be allowed to go on. He made a promise to himself and to God that he will be a Lyme advocate till his very last breath. Johnny feels very connected and very sad for everyone suffering from this illness.

Because of Johnny's passion for those with Lyme Disease, he has created a place for Lymies to go called Lymies "R" Us.