In case you missed anything up to this point, check out Parts 1, 2, & 3 HERE:
After Part 4 we had left off where I had discovered a KEY to healing being HOLISTIC LIFESTYLE changes. And to this day (and maybe forever!) most of those healing modalities will be integrated into my life.
To get to where I am today, the next part of this journey looked like me having 5 pregnancies with 4 babies, me continuing to work full-time and then part-time, our fam integrating our holistic lifestyle into how we were raising our children, and starting to both homeschool and “homestead in suburbia” - 2 goals I had thought I would have to give up because of my health in the past. Healing really is a miraculous feeling and dreams really can come true.
Because I know I’ll get asked, and I'm happy to share, of my 4 kids, my oldest 3 ended up with Lyme and coinfections as young kids (one as young as 2yo). Here’s how that all went down in a brief summary:
~All my kids are tested for my tick borne illnesses at birth by blood tests, cord blood testing, and/or placenta testing. All were negative at this time and were asymptomatic.
~Didn’t do anything more for them except maintained a very healthy, holistic lifestyle as they grew
~All my kids ended up getting tick bites early in childhood, and at that time, testing via my LLMD revealed Lyme and cos for each of them minus my youngest (his tick was negative for everything and he remained asymptomatic).
~BUT CD57 testing in particular was SO low that to my LLMD, and based on best assumptions/deduction, they had been fighting some of what I had given them in utero, even though I treated through all pregnancies and while breastfeeding. It seemed the tick bites they received “activated” Lyme in their systems and their immune systems were already worn out (hence low CD57) and could not keep fighting it back.
~Thankfully they were VERY health and minimally symptomatic!
~They have all been treated since diagnosed and have overcome occasional tick bites when we aren’t vigilant about our prevention routine. (I’ve fine-tuned our routine for both prevention AND proactivity in the event of a bite and created both a FREE Tick Bite Action Plan and Tick Prevention Must-Haves document that you are welcome to download and enjoy!) They are doing REALLY well and I believe headed for full remission soon (though their healing is evident as it stands now, and they have maintained exceptional health throughout all of their ups and downs, for which I’m grateful!)
Most recently, within the past couple years, my journey to healing took a turn with a new diagnosis of Bartonella which I have blogged about here for you if you’re interested in learning about how that’s gone for me.
In a nut shell, Bart was holding up my Lyme healing and had been able to go undetected probably for years. Thanks to innovations with testing, we were able to confirm it, and thanks to treatment options, I plan on beating it!
I’ve also most recently added in regular Zyto scanning, EMDR and another round of talk therapy, regular chiropractic care, and more focused mindset work with so very great, sustainable results.
My story shows that HEALING IS POSSIBLE.
It may TAKE TIME (AND THAT’S OK!).
It’s NOT ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL.
And there’s POWER IN MOVING FORWARD WHETHER SCARED, ANXIOUS, or UNSURE.
All of my journey has lead me to what I do today to help others. Through my work I save those desiring full Lyme healing time, energy, and money along the way because you don’t have to figure it out as you go like I had to - I lay all the holistic aspects to healing out for you!
The place to start is the free holistic healing community and resource center just for you - Lyme-y & Crunchy. You’ll find healing, hope, and help there.
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One year ago today I was tearfully and bravely writing out a blog post about a brand new coinfection diagnosis I had received right when I had hoped I was approaching remission from Lyme and all my other coinfections.
In February 2021, Bartonella was officially added to my list of tick borne illnesses I was going to beat.
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I recently had my latest follow up appointment with my Lyme Literate Nurse Practitioner, and you can read on to find out the latest updates from that meeting, including:
1. How I've been feeling
2. Labwork updates
3. New supplements we're adding on
4. What’s next for me
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It's been a hot minute for me to get this post out to you all, but I recently had my follow up appointment with my LLNP regarding my new Bartonella co-infection diagnosis. Here’s the latest for you who are following along with me in this journey. I’ll talk about symptoms, why it was easy to miss this diagnosis earlier on, and a bit about my current treatment plan.
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All these years of treatment, and I could proudly say, despite multiple co-infections on top of Lyme disease, at least I DIDN’T have Bartonella (or, Bart, as we affectionately like to call it). Well that all changed this week....
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