When I was 13 years old, my oldest sister bought me my first pair of heels, 1.5″ black stilettos. They were my favorite pair of shoes which lead me to adoring the wonderful world of stilettos. Stilettos have the ability to make you feel pretty when your clothes aren’t fitting right; Make you feel powerful […]
Uggghh, getting ready for Baltimore. Moving is hard. Moving with a boyfriend is harder. Moving to another city across the country, at different times, short term, for medical treatment and moving in for the first time together with a boyfriend is just plain ridiculous. We have been together almost 2 years now, so we’ve had
Preparing for Baltimore Read Post »
New York City, one of my favorite places on earth. The people amuse me, the city is gorgeous, the food is fantastic and it’s the city that never sleeps. I found the Second Opinion program at Columbia University with Dr. Brian Fallon overseeing it. They promote a program that looks at the cognitive impairment due
The City That Never Sleeps…. Read Post »
I have always prided myself on having a high pain tolerance and not letting people see how my body was actually feeling. I am starting to loose that control and it is a very unsettling and scary transition. My muscles have been deteriorating for the past 18 months but it has gotten to the point
Becoming the “Sick Girl” Read Post »
No one likes moving, it’s a giant headache of packing, unpacking, cleaning, more cleaning and of course physically moving everything. Suddenly, temporarily moving is so much worse. Finding a short term lease, that I can afford while still paying my current lease. Moving cross country on a plane = 2 checked bags. Finding an apartment
Moving is a headache, temporarily moving is a nightmare Read Post »
I just got back from a 16 day vacation to Alaska. This has been planned for months and I wasn’t about to let my diagnosis get to much in my way. I talked to the doctors and they warned me to take it easy and if it got worse to let them know ASAP. For
Traveling with Lyme Read Post »
I am a very private person, so telling people that I am sick is very hard for me. My whole life I have worked so hard to keep up appearances so no one can see the pain I’m in. I have been lucky that my symptoms are internal and can’t be seen just looking at
So after many hours and now weeks of research on Lyme and doctors I come to a decision and very little information to make the decision with. I want to do both traditional antibiotic treatment and at the same time I want an alternative doctor to help with other treatments like vitamin c infusion and
Decision of Doctors Read Post »
