May 12, 2017
Show Me All The Scars You Hide
Hands, put your empty hands in mine And scars, show me all the scars you hide And hey, if your wings are broken Please take mine so...
May 10, 2017
In the Lyme-Light (Events Recap)
I’ve been blogging about Lyme disease and taking part in advocacy efforts surrounding this illness since I was first diagnosed in 2012,...
May 4, 2017
LymeBrave: Five Years Strong
Today marks five years since I was diagnosed with Lyme disease after fifteen-plus years of inexplicable illness. Five years of healing....
Apr 24, 2017
#MyLymeLife: When We Build Cathedrals
"Why are you spending so much time carving that bird into a beam that will be covered by the roof? No one will ever see it." Because it’s...
Apr 10, 2017
Nevertheless, She Survived.
I’ve never written these words before. I’ve spoken them out loud to family, wrapped them up in fiction for my book, alluded to them in...
Mar 27, 2017
#MyLymeLife: Lyme Lies
The day I discovered self-compassion in the face of this illness was the day I learned that Lyme lies. It lies when it tells you you’ll...
Mar 22, 2017
Building A Life From Lyme
I never thought my life would follow this trajectory. Ever since I was young, I’ve had a clear vision for how I thought my life would...
Feb 15, 2017
The Storms of Self-Doubt
I've been plagued by self-doubt and low spirits lately, exacerbated, I'm sure, by the fact that I've hit a bit of a snag with my health....
Jan 30, 2017
Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor...
"Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these,...
Jan 20, 2017
Being Lyme Brave + More!
"My herxes now seem mild in comparison: a few days recovering in bed, some muscle aches that are soothed with baths, words that still...