Lyme Life
My Soul Searching Journey Through Lyme Disease

My Second Trip to Paracelsus for Lyme Disease Treatment (part two of two)
As promised, here is part two of my second visit to Paracelsus. If you didn't get a chance to read the first part you can click here. Thursday Day 4 I’m happy to say I am doing a bit better, my neck isn’t as stiff and the pain and swelling are...

My Second Trip to Paracelsus for Lyme Disease Treatment (Part One of Two)
Back in August I posted about my decision to go back to Paracelsus. It was a pretty fast turnaround between deciding to go back and actually being there. We left town in the middle of August and when we landed I had one day to sleep off the jetleg before I went to...

My Decision To Go Back To Paracelsus For Lyme Disease Treatment
This Lyme Disease update will be quick, mostly because I am short on time and perhaps don’t have a lot to say? I wrote an update in May about how I’ve been doing, which is still very up and down. Whenever someone asks how I am, my answer is always "up and down". In...

My Fourth and Final Week of Lyme Disease Treatment at Paracelsus Clinic in Switzerland
Finally! I am so darn happy to finally get this last post up about my four weeks of Lyme Disease treatment at Paracelsus - which was now 8 months ago. Originally, I'd hoped to have this all posted within a couple months of leaving Paracelsus but if you're living this...

Lyme Disease Treatment at Paracelsus: Week Three, Part Two
In the world of Lyme Disease patients often joke about "Lyme brain". What is it? Well, picture your brain as a filing cabinet with different drawers arranged by date and that are color coded. The drawers include things like memories, language, critical thinking...

Four Months After Paracelsus: Lyme Disease Treatment Update
I often start by apologizing, and I shouldn’t but here I am appologizing again. I said I would try to get my Paracelsus treatment diaries out a lot sooner than has happened. There are about four blogs left to edit and post, which means this blog your reading right...

May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month
I would have liked to take a more active role in activities and dialogues happening this month around Lyme Disease Awareness. I planned to post a lot more and help people remember that this disease is real and it can happen to anyone. But, to be honest, I have had a...

Lyme Treatment at Paracelsus – Week Three, Part One
Despite how happy I look in the picture above (the location is Hoher Kasten) , this photo was taken after my four weeks at Paracelsus was complete... I had good reason to be happy! Week three of treatment at Paracelsus didn't get easier. In fact, from this point it...