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Dec 20, 2021Liked by Susanna Schrobsdorff

Enjoy your well deserved time away!

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I was diagnosed in July 2016. I did not have any rash that I know of. I was bit by a tick when I was on vacation in Gettysburg, PA. I became very lethargic and my joints, especially my neck was hurting, some flu-like symptoms. My doctor checked EBV, Mono and Lymes. Lymes was positive. Tried 21-days of Doxy. Felt a little better, but then the bottom dropped out. Retested by PCR and positive. I was on 30-days of IV Rocephin. I felt better, but still had bad days, so I decided to start on a Natural Lyme Formula treatment protocol from Health Herbs Clinic (ww w. healthherbsclinic. com), the treatment effectively treated my Lyme disease condition. The stiffness, fatigue and joint/muscle/body pains has subsided, I feel better overall than i have felt in years. 3 months after the treatment, I made an appointment with a rheumatologist in Houston, after examining me, she looked at me and told me I did not have Lyme disease because all the usual Lyme symptoms had stopped. Its almost like a miracle! I Just wanted to share for people suffering from this disease💚

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Sounds like Brooklyn and Berkeley have a lot in common as well.

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Well, hello! I'm glad you're there - and able to travel. This post makes me wish all otherwise healthy adults could get Lyme disease or some other ailment that keeps them isolated and prevents travel as well as normal daily activities - but only temporarily. I wouldn't want anyone to suffer with what people with chronic diseases have to deal with. The restrictions of the covid pandemic have not affected me whatsoever, other than having to wear a mask (big deal) when I'm able to go to the grocery or pharmacy. It almost makes me cry to read about people traveling to see friends or relatives; I rarely see my son's family - 13 miles away - and there's just no chance of being able to visit my daughter in upstate New York.

With 50-60% good-enough days in each month, I'm one of the more fortunate ones in the chronic Lyme disease community. Others have it much worse.

I'm delighted that you and others can get around. I just wish everyone had some understanding that, for many people, doing so is an unrealistic dream.

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This was such a beautifully realistic yet optimistic read. A combo that made me tear up. ❤️

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I very much appreciated reading this. I’m getting ready for my shift as a nurse and this brought me some joy before I start to try and give joy to others. Some have COVID-19, some are dying of CA and praying Covid doesn’t hasten their end. Still others are just here after surgery and we will send them home all too soon, to get used to life post-op, on their own.

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