justlivinglikethis

Oh, you have thought it and quite possibly more than a dozen times. If you are suffering from any kind of chronic and debilitating disease, then you have thought “Am I Going to Die Today?” many times in the wee small hours of the morning. The terror for me wasn’t the […]

Am I Going to Die Today?

22 Aug, 2016 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis

Listening to this current song out on the radio right now “Dear Younger Me” by Mercy Me, has had me contemplative of late. What would I say to the younger version of myself? What would I say to the pre-Lyme version of myself? How would that translate to my kids? […]

Dear Younger Me……

29 Jul, 2016 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis

To my heart’s delight, as I was ruffling through drawers cleaning out for an upcoming garage sale, I found this treasure. Tucked neatly inside my nightstand drawer, was a book of poetry that belonged to my grandfather. The book from 1955 entitled Hilltop Verses and Prayers, has his name scratched […]

A Change of Season – Promising August

12 Jun, 2016 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis

You’ve got to help me here, because I feel like I’m on an episode of Charlie Brown and every one around me sounds like the teacher “Wah, wah, wah. Wah, wah, wah, wah”. (Begin Rant) For Lyme Disease Awareness Month, I’m going to come unglued today after talking with one […]

Where Has Medical Common Sense Gone? My UNLEASHED Rant

7 May, 2016 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis

If this is true, is it reflected in the hype of media or outcry of the CDC or medical community at large? (refer to resources below to validate) Does this chart feel real to you based on how many people you know with the diseases listed or how many commercials […]

These Stats Are Going to Blow Your Mind

4 May, 2016 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis

So as I’m opening up the garage door yesterday after taking the kids to school, I notice a small little brown bird flitter into my garage and go inside a bag hanging on a hook by my backdoor. This insignificant white plastic bag has been hanging there since fall, when […]

Right Under Our Noses – Don’t Miss Out

29 Apr, 2016 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis

My sister in law texted a few days ago. Her best friend had found an embedded tick and wanted to know what to do. First things first. Use proper tick removal. I use the kind of tick removal tool that gets under the tick and twists it off correctly. You […]

What Would I do Right After a Tick Bite?

29 Apr, 2016 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis

“Oh” has been named by his friends because every time they see him coming, they all say “Oh”. He is a misfit alien from another planet that befriends a girl. I’ll spare you the whole story, but as an alien, he doesn’t really know how things work on earth and […]

“Can I Come IN to the OUT Now?”

27 Mar, 2016 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis

Are you living in a perpetual Saturday? Stuck in a place where death won’t come and healing hasn’t even shown you a glimpse of hope? Jeff Manion wrote a book called the Land Between – Finding God in Difficult Transitions. I highly recommend it. Especially if you are living in […]

Saturday –the Land Between Death and Healing

26 Mar, 2016 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis

It is stealthy. It is hefty. It is always full of surprises. It is relentless. It is incomprehensible. It gets a lot of “well you look just fine.” It is silent. It is unimaginable. It gets doctors into believing “no way that its true”. It is tricky. Its sticky. And in the […]

Your Suffering in Lyme Disease

26 Mar, 2016 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis