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Keep Going.

7/14/2020

15 Comments

 
I can't tell you how often I look around now and think to myself, "thank God I didn't give up, thank God I kept going." Many times it felt downright impossible. Many times I was past the point of exhaustion, and way past the point of countless disappointments. I couldn't take another letdown, another flare, another loss. The pain was too much, the trauma was overwhelming. In those moments the thought of a life lived without level 10 pain seemed as real as a fairytale. It's taken 8 long and arduous years for me to get to this point where I look back on the hell that I endured and feel a sense of gratitude that I survived. 

​All of this is to say if you're reading this right now and you are in the trenches of darkness, keep going. You might be in the middle of the longest and darkest tunnel without an end in sight. Keep going. You might feel like you've given years of your life to fighting and it can't possibly improve. Keep going. I spent the greater part of 8 years completely bed-bound, often too weak to wash my own hair or even chew food. I thought this disease would surely kill me by slowly sucking the life out of me year by year. I know how never-ending things can feel, and how very real that sensation of despair is. Trust me when I tell you that I wanted a way out many times, and only now am I eternally grateful I didn't get it. You will prevail, you will overcome. Don't let this darkness squash your hope or dim the light on your dreams. Keep taking each step, one by one, no matter how small.

Please hear me... there is a way through. Keep going. 

xoxo,
​Christina
15 Comments
Buffie
7/16/2020 02:14:46 pm

You may never know how much these words to me today in this exact moment.

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Christina
7/17/2020 02:01:38 pm

Buffie, thank you for reading. Hang in there <3
-Christina

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Suzan
7/28/2020 01:49:13 pm

Hello,
I have been dealing with a Lyme diagnosis now for 4 years, probably had for a long time prior. I go to a wellness center not a traditional md. On lots of supplements for those 4 years. Have tried the elimination of gluten, sugar, dairy, and eggs,& sugar. For almost 2 years. I have digestive issues for over 10 years, and they are regulated then appear again. I always think the plan is working then, it stops and really no cause. Frustrating to say the least. I have not tried your recommended anti-inflamatory diet, but going to look into that. Your blog is encouraging. Thanks a bunch:)

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Christina
10/9/2020 02:54:01 pm

Thank you so much for your kind words Suzan! I can very much relate to that frustration and feeling like you are making strides only to be kicked off the path. I hope that the anti-inflammatory diet will be soothing to your body as well. Hang in there!

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Fernanda
10/30/2020 10:45:19 pm

Is there a link to the anti inflammatory diet you are following?

Emily Bohne
8/13/2020 01:53:39 am

I needed this. Been struggling for 2.5 years with severe symptoms unable to see the finish line and wanting to give up. Not having joy of life anymore. The constant up and down of hope is too much sometimes, but I am so determined to help others if I could just get thru this myself.

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Christina
10/9/2020 02:55:55 pm

Emily,
Thank you so much for reading, and I am so sorry for the fight you're going through. I know sometimes it can feel so daunting and larger than life. It can truly suck the very joy out from your life and make everything look and feel grey. You will get through this one step at a time. I know when people told me that I used to internally roll my eyes a bit because it felt so unrealistic. But it WILL happen, I really believe that in my heart of hearts for you. Hang in there.

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Cellina Soria
9/11/2020 01:04:02 pm

Thank you so much for your blog and website of information. After much prayer, I found a functional medicine doctor and started the Des Bio series back in February of this year. I have never felt better. I am 46 years old and I feel 20 again!! But still going through the protocol and I hope to finish by the end of this year. When I learned about the Des Bio Series from my Doctor, I found your site after searching about more information regarding the series and results of those who have gone through the series. There is not much information out there. You are a blessing and an inspiration to many. There is definitely HOPE for us all with Lyme and to begin living a normal life again. Thank you for your words of wisdom and inspiration.

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Christina
10/9/2020 02:56:48 pm

Thank you so so much for your incredibly kind and encouraging words, they mean a lot Cellina! I'm so sorry you have been suffering, and I hope and pray that the DesBio series will be useful to you as well!

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Alan Foos link
9/17/2020 01:32:53 am

THANKS! I got Lyme in 1964 in Montana age 16 (yes, the gov claims that would have been impossible). It's been a private Hell, especially since it was impossible to get diagnostics. Pretty sure my three kids are also congenital Lyme. Yeah, the whole damn family. But there's absolutely zero doubt that I got it at that time. I didn't figure it out until about 2014 and didn't find hard proof until this year 2020. I wrote a short book/website where I've shared a LOT of information that should be of help to many. Remember, I've had to struggle and make a living while suffering in secret, think about what that was like. Take a look if you've got a spare moment. Here's my site: https://foosresearch.com

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Kay
9/23/2020 01:50:29 pm

So thankful. I just flipped here today and so needed your comments. Thank youn

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Christina
10/9/2020 02:52:50 pm

Kay,
Perfect timing :) Thank you for reading

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Aly
10/9/2020 08:45:29 am

I can’t put in words how much I needed to see this today. I am struggling so bad. I’m afraid my nine-year-old son he’s gonna wake up one day to me dead. This is my second round with Lyme Disease in five years. I first treated with Dr. Jemsek in Washington DC. I was fine for a few years but after a series of about a year of extreme life stressors along with this pandemic I came out of remission or relapsed or had something happen in my body. I just recently started treatment this past Monday and being a few years older back in treatment I feel miserable. I’m scared, I’m tired, I don’t know if it’s something serious or just hurts or just my extreme health anxiety right now. I just feel so down for having to go through this hell again. I got through it once, not nearly this bad but I am so tired and so afraid this time around. Thank you for all the lymies who have stuck around to support people going through this either for the first time or second time or god for bid third time.

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Christina
10/9/2020 02:52:26 pm

Aly,
I'm so sorry for what you are going through now, my heart truly breaks for you because boy do I know what that feels like. Sometimes I try to tell myself to break it down to just getting through the next 10 mins, the next hour, next day. It can feel very overwhelming when you look at the big picture and feel like its way too much.
I relapsed myself quite badly in late 2014/early 2015 and I remember that exact fear... it felt so consuming and like I was watching my life slowly fall apart. But I did come out of that hole and I KNOW you will too. Hang in there.

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