justlivinglikethis

In college at a summer leadership retreat in Michigan, I received a spectacular life altering gift. No, it wasn’t the racoons who came into our cabin univited each day. And it wasn’t the free square dancing lessons. As an artist, I take great delight in visual eye candy – not […]

Spectacular!!

4 Nov, 2013 in Uncategorized tagged Chronic Lyme / healing lyme / LYme / Lyme disease by justlivinglikethis

I don’t know about the rest of you, but begin with the lack of knowledge about lyme, add in its complexities and vocabulary to my brain fog and I live in confusion. In Charlie Brown, when the teacher would talk, there were never actual words, just the weird sound of […]

Wa Wa Wa, Wah Wah Wah Wah

1 Nov, 2013 in Uncategorized tagged Chronic Lyme / healing lyme / LYme / Lyme disease by justlivinglikethis

Calm Dragon, Move Mountains. It sounds like a Native American name, right? Its a new mantra that just adopted me – I’ll tell you how in a minute. I don’t know if any of you are fans of Dances with Wolves, or remember the character “Stands with a Fist”. I […]

Calm Dragon – Move Mountains

25 Oct, 2013 in Uncategorized tagged Chronic Lyme / coinfections / healing lyme / LYme / Lyme disease by justlivinglikethis

photo (19) — My Icing looks like Oatmeal….. I have had many challenges in creating food my family will eat in spite of all of our many food sensitivities and allergies. Birthdays being the worst offenders because I am not an excellent cook or baker but still want my kids to have a […]

My Icing Looks Like Oatmeal…..

24 Oct, 2013 in Uncategorized tagged Chronic Lyme / healing lyme / LYme / Lyme disease by justlivinglikethis

Its not a surgery, or post op, or ICU, or a cast or sling kind of illness. Having and overcoming Chronic Lyme disease feels like an invisible illness. Difficult to diagnose and heal and for others to see the torment and suffering it takes to survive it. Post Lyme hosts […]

The Invisible Scar

22 Oct, 2013 in Uncategorized tagged healing lyme / LYme / Lyme disease / post lyme syndrome / recovering from lyme by justlivinglikethis

0_A_boomerang — I have tried to leave Kansas 4 times. I came here against my will – crying the entire 23 hour drive from Atlanta some 17 odd years ago. I got as far as New York once for 9 months before returning once again. I call it the boomerang affect. At […]

The Boomerang

20 Oct, 2013 in Uncategorized tagged boomerang / LYme / Lyme disease / lyme healing / lyme in Kansas / lyme recovery by justlivinglikethis

London. Regents Park, Queen Mary's Gardens — When I had the incredible priviledge to live across the pond for a year in college, I fell completely in love with the class and charm my English brothers and sisters can communicate – even in distress. In particular, I adore the way they could condescend me, an unruly young […]

Cheers, Love

15 Oct, 2013 in Uncategorized tagged brotherly kindness / London / LYme / Lyme disease / overcoming trial / Queen Mary's Rose Garden by justlivinglikethis

http://katiecouric.com/videos/chronic-lyme-disease-does-it-exist/ Dr. Halprin and Dr. Horowitz battled it out on Katie Couric on Wednesday…..I am in agreement with Dr. Horowitz, chronic lyme disease needs to be redefined. You don’t even want to know how I really feel about Dr. Halprin – well maybe I’ll go there for a minute. I […]

I Am Living Proof – Rebuttle for Katie Couric’s Lyme ...

11 Oct, 2013 in Uncategorized tagged coinfections / Dr. Horowitz / Katie Couric / LYme / Lyme disease by justlivinglikethis

About 4 years ago, my family was driving back from Arizona to Kansas – on leg 2 of the journey home, with kids 2 and 4 happily watching movies in the back, we found ourselves in a pickle. The weather just outside of Albequerque was rainy and we knew there […]

Driving in a White Out

8 Oct, 2013 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis

It became a common occurence in our household for someone to ask me during the healing journey, “how are you doing?” or “how do you feel?”. I began to answer with percentages – 60%, 70%, 80%, 90% better. What I have realized lately, is that the numbers are skewed from […]

The New 100% – The Princess and the Pea

7 Oct, 2013 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis