"The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise.
It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us."
- Ashley Montagu
If my journey with Chronic Lyme Disease has taught me anything, it's to celebrate a day of feeling good because although I hope with all my heart and soul that it's the start of a new trend, I know that there are no guarantees. Today is one of those days. Eckley, my sweet pup, and I went on a long hike and I took these pictures to document this day because I want to remember that on March 18, 2016 I felt like a normal person for the first time in over a year. I will never again take these moments for granted and I'm not going to spend it worrying about tomorrow. Today, life is beautiful and I'm going to squeeze every ounce of pleasure of it as possible!
"It is one of the most beautiful compensations of this life that no man can sincerely
try to help another without helping himself...Serve and thou shall be served."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
"No one can ask another to be healed. But he can let himself be healed, and thus offer the other what he has received. Who can bestow upon another what he does not have?
And who can share what he denies himself?"
- A Course in Miracles
But there is a part of me that feels guilty because I know there are so many people out there who are plagued with pain, debilitating exhaustion and a litany of other symptoms that make each day almost more than they can bear. They are struggling to see even a glimmer of hope that they will ever experience feeling good, or even normal, again. Most are isolated and alone as the controversial nature of this disease tends to drive friends and even family members away. I know many of these amazingly brave and resilient humans personally and it literally breaks my heart because I know that feeling all too well.
My message to all of my fellow Lyme warriors out there is this: I will never forget about you, I will never stop fighting and educating and screaming at the top of my lungs for you to get the help and acknowledgement that you so desperately need and deserve. I'm in this to the end, no matter what happens. And if I do continue on this path of wellness, I am living proof that there is hope for you too!
It's hard to say exactly what has made the difference for me because I've tried so many different treatments and supplements but most recently I did participate in an eight-course ozone protocol in combination with several professional colonic treatments. I have also added bone broth to my diet on a daily basis and started taking an anti-fungal supplement consisting of herbs from the Amazon. I can't say if it was one or all of these things together that have made the difference but I am just overwhelmed with gratitude to be feeling this much better, even if it's just for today. I'll take it!
It's hard to say exactly what has made the difference for me because I've tried so many different treatments and supplements but most recently I did participate in an eight-course ozone protocol in combination with several professional colonic treatments. I have also added bone broth to my diet on a daily basis and started taking an anti-fungal supplement consisting of herbs from the Amazon. I can't say if it was one or all of these things together that have made the difference but I am just overwhelmed with gratitude to be feeling this much better, even if it's just for today. I'll take it!
Carry on, Lyme warriors...we got this! Your best moments are ahead of you...believe it and it shall be.
"...the spirit reveals itself to everyone with the same intensity and consistency, but only warriors are consistently attuned to such revelations."
- don Juan Matus
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