My Top Tips for Chronic Illness Newbies

I constantly get emails and messages from people recently diagnosed with Lyme about what to do, what are my tips, do I have any suggestions on treatments, etc. I decided to make a video sharing my top tips and advice for someone recently diagnosed with Lyme or other chronic illness. Many of these tips are…

It’s Been A While… Here’s What I Do in a Day

I've been getting a lot of questions about what my treatment is like these days, so I figured I'd share. But let me provide a quick update first. Well, I moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico. Yeah, you read that right. My parents moved here and since I finished school in May I moved with…

A New Chapter…

That is a lame title. I had thought of a good one the other day... but that was the other day and now I don't remember it at all. I was at home in DC last weekend and saw my doctor on Monday February 10, Exactly two years after my initial horrible sickness set in. February…

LLMD, Christmas, and My New Treatment Plan

I hope you all had a wonderful Holiday! Christmas at home with my family was wonderful- low key and easy, just how we like it. Christmas Eve consisted of our family's annual walk down to the national Christmas tree. We always count how many trees we see in people's windows on the walk- 140 this year!…

MIA much?

So, it's been awhile. As you all are fully aware.Lyme + IV + school= NO time (actually it equals exhaustion and no energy to blog),Anyway, I'm here to provide an update on my life! I finally finished finals so I am done with school the semester. I am so excited to be heading home for…

21 Day Sugar Detox and Basic Paleo Stuffed Peppers

In about mid-July Sam over at Canada Girl Eats Paleo mentioned doing the 21-Day Sugar Detox starting in August. Well, I decided to join. And It's August. I got on board a day late... aka everyone started yesterday and I started today. I'm slow like that sometimes. Anyway, I decided to post my basic stuffed peppers…

The First Week

It has officially been a week since I got my picc line placed for IV antibiotic treatment for Lyme disease. I was scared out of my mind to get it in, but now that it is there I have adjusted pretty well. I had to go to the hospital to get the line placed, but my…

Vacay and LLMD

I'm back after about a two week vacation. I headed home to visit the fam, see my LLMD, and have some friends visit. Being home was a blast, I got to go to the beach and spend time with 3 of my best friends who came to visit! I also saw my LLMD...I'm going to…

Paleo Cauliflower Taco Pie

I can't take all the credit for this recipe. It was inspired by one of my favorite bloggers over at Things My Belly Likes and her Taco Pie creation from the other week. I was straight up going to make her recipe this past weekend but then decided I wanted a cauliflower crust and you…

LLMD Appointment: 3/20/13

I had what I think was a successful LLMD appointment yesterday afternoon. I spent almost two and a half hours there, some waiting, but good talking.I started the appointment off with cognitive testing. This was composed of computer testing to measure reaction time, higher level executive functioning, stuff like that. The first part of the…