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Cure me of Morgellons

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My Name is Donna


and for the last 8 years I have sufffered from a disease called Morgellons.With it comes lyme disease infections.It's been a torturous time.At the beginning,my skin crawled, swelled,burnt,I had so much anxiety my chest pains hurt so bad I went to the hospital.I had holes all over my skin like somebody had attacked me with a hole puncher.And it felt like someone had poured acid on me.

My teeth started to fall apart, hair was falling out.eyebrows too..leaving big circles of baldness .I had 30 or more visits in a short time to the dentist...even the drill started to put me to sleep I was so used to it.

I was also staph infected from having open wounds.I would get one hour of sleep..roughly.This is very hard to explain..as there is too much to say.Joni Mitchell has this disease.And for correct information on the disease go to The Charles E. Holman foundation site.

I have a daughter...she is 16, beautiful and she is my everything.I saw her suffer..during this time from having a chronically ill mother.

I purchased a far infra red suit from overseas around 2010,after 3 months it had healed open sores that had been there a minimum of two years..I am left covered in scars from my ordeal which is far from over.Ive seen doctors,specialists,disease specialists the hospital..to be laughed ast..told it was too complicated..sent away...even sent to mental health once.Lovely isnt it..to be treated this badly for having a disease.

Years of humiliation it gave me now its affecting  my organs.I have seen two cardiologists as I had a short pr and delta waves, I had a blackout  and my doctor made me go to the hospital.Due to years of mockery it takes an awful lot for me to go to the hospital.I see two doctors who are fully aware of what I have.

Morgellons often Mocked , gives its sufferes  chronic pain and Lyme Disease .Recent peer reviewed paperwork exists,It is real,of unknown origin and very complicated.

I live like a recluse,I feel humiliated and worthless. I was once outgoing and friendly ,slim and feeling normal.Now I have aged and have many issues due to it.My condition would be considered chronic after 8 years.

I got into debt buying medicines and trying to live by getting a credit card ,in that time I had several gas leaks giving me $1200.00 gas bills...medications costing hundreds a time and and I am on a disibilty as its eroded neck discs..giving me arthritis,muscle damage,chronic fatigue weigh gain and the list goes on.Last year I could barely get out of bed ,was losing memory and starting to shake.



I want to go to the german clinic, St.George Clinic and get healed.I have written to them they want test results and straight away accepted I had Lyme and Morgellons.Here in Australia there is little to no help.

These days I have the memory loss,foggy brain Cognitive problems...some daysI can barely move others are full of crippling headaches.My speech can slur and I forget things mid sentence,and swap words around.Or seem drunk..when there are so many toxins around the body

I am struggling and I just want to be healed and be a proper mother ,daughter,sister and friend.I am tired of the physical pain,it can be so bad that you just want it to all end ,and I have a high pain threshold but this gets to much to bear.

I am exhausted....now ,It is trying to get my kidneys.I have the start of kidney disease.
My immunity goes down..and my CD57 was 20 (yet no disease shows in the blood (because they do not test for any lyme bacteria here).

I have muscle damage ,swelling,inflammation,weight gain,fluid retention,chronic gastritis and sinusitis,headaches,dizzy spells,sleep apnoea,chronic pain ,Arthritis,Infections,my teeth starting to crumble again ,and they found a lump in my stomack when I had an endoscopy .like I said there is too much to try exlain.A lot I want to forget.I take heart medications,strong antibiotics,sleeping tablets,and strong pain medication.

Some days I can't write and understand things that are said,but most the time is spent in my FIR sauna suit to relieve the pain and try heal areas of skin.I have had to take out loans to buy medicines and treatments from overseas in the last 8 years.It has been very very hard.

I feel
embarrassed and humiliated to ask for help ... I can't do it anymore. I do not like myself right now.I want my health .A life back.My body back,I've learnt that if you have that you have your health you have everything.My daughter needs me,and with Australia still officially denying these diseases there is no healthy future in site.Infact the opposite.Through lack of proper treatment,now I am chronically ill.Years ago could have been fixed.

I was in an article about Morgellons a little while ago,braving embarrassment  to try get some word out.Many Australians have this and it is worlwide.

here is the link . http://www.theage.com.au/good-weekend/under-their-skin-the-morgellons-mystery-20150716-gidqmd

I would be forever greatful for any help,Forever greatful to be able to fix this problem for good.please help bring awareness to Australia many of us are suffering and do not need to be.Thankyou for taking the time to read this

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Donna Staehr
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Darlington SA

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