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ALL HEARTS ON DECK for Serah

For those who are just tuning into our happening:

Serah needs our help.

Over  a year ago, Serah was diagnosed with Complex Chronic Neurological Lyme Disease or MSIDS (Multiple Systemic Infectious Diseases Syndrome) and mycotoxin poisoning. In addition to Lyme (Borreliosis),

Serah also has a number of co-infections (Babesia, Rickettsia, Bartonella, Mycoplasma, Epstein Barr Virus, etc. ) affecting multiple systems of her body at once.

This was a culmination after many months of illness—a bone infection requiring emergency surgery, high fevers, an immune system collapse resulting in hospitalization and quarantine, flu and infection after flu and infection, doctor upon  doctor.

The illness then hit an acceleration point, moving into Serah's central nervous system, causing seizures, tremors,  cognitive impairment, stuttering and slurred speech, severe nausea, intense bouts of vertigo,  hallucinations, heart palpitations and psychotic split-dissociative episodes of terror—this last one, she would describe as her brain was on fire.

Again, she was rushed to hospital with no conclusions.



Test after test—a bone marrow biopsy—meetings with infectious disease specialists and oncologists ... and, no answers. It was frightening. For her to know something was wrong; for the ones who are closest to see something was wrong, and to feel our medical system failing.

We never knew day to day what was next—there are stretches of time when we still don't.

One day, she wouldn't be able to walk—the next, only one eye could see—Serah required around the clock sitters and was unable to leave the house.

Fortunately, Serah was blessed to be referred to an internist/functional medicine doctor  who was determined to find the root cause, and due to her worsening neurological symptoms, was  fast-tracked into treatment right away (to offer a sense of timing: the usual wait time is six months up to a year). 

**Because of the complexity and the political environment around Lyme, it often takes years to be diagnosed and it is extremely challenging to find doctors willing to treat it.**
 
Complex Chronic Lyme in any form is not recognized by the Canadian government due to a slew of inhumane political antics of the US. Unfortunately, Canada has not learned yet to think for itself in some cases and has chosen to emulate the CDC guidelines. Denying the existence of late stage Lyme. 

(Google all this business and you'll go into quite a rabbit hole—if you are interested, there is a great two part documentary called Under Our Skin: http://underourskin.com/#home-underourskin.)

This means nothing is covered.

Serah is still undergoing treatment and although some of her autonomy has returned, nothing is definite at this point in terms of timing and length of healing—or functionality—until we see how her body and mind continues to respond to various forms of medication. 

There is no direct path to remission or healing with Lyme and it's co-infections. It's non-linear and experimental. 

Treatment protocol through includes longterm use of multiple antibiotics, herbal/botanical support, IV therapy, fortification supplements, and a vigilant detox regime. 

Serah has experienced several complications and further investigation is also currently underway. Her health has become a delicate balance to uphold—each course of treatment addresses one issue, while knocking something else out of working order. 

The cost of treatment remains at approximately $3000 a month—this does not include rent, food, living expenses etc. 

This is a big deal.

And we are so grateful for all of you.
And we are so, so grateful for the love you consistently send Serah's way. 


We are still scared and we are still hopeful. 

We'll continue to call all hearts on deck and we'll continue to ask you for your support. 

By coming together to raise money and amplify prayers as a community to help Serah financially through this next stage, we're hoping to shift the way we all engage in the world as human beings and how we can actively participate in our own (and each other's) vitality and care. 

The alternative would be for Serah to take out a line of credit, causing more depletion in an already exhausted heart and spirit. 

To be absolutely clear: these funds are being specifically used for both supporting Serah while is she is out of work and for her medical treatment—any remaining funds (once Serah has been restored to whole health) will be paid forward to another human being in Serah's situation. 

We cannot do this alone. 

We need you. 

We need this heartful community while we hunker down and breathe through the neverending storm. 

We commit to continued transparency on this and all parts, moving forward. 

To stay in touch, please feel free to connect via Instagram: @serahruth and @heart_roars.

xo Bryonie & Serah

A note from Serah:
This is hands down the scariest experience of my life—I'm doing my absolute best to navigate ongoing fear and discomfort as consciously possible.  I approach this entire process as a deep teaching: perhaps even my greatest initiation yet. In this way, I'm committed to learn everything I can about what this bacteria are here to teach me ... to teach us. It's my belief that we live in a living medicine matrix and everything is orchestrated for our greatest growth potential.

I have recently started a YouTube channel ...  if you are interested, please visit Learning Through Lyme: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZVHG5-YaeoeBXbnX6raYoQ?view_as=subscriber.




Treatment can be aggressive and results in episodes of amplified illness: 

#thankyouthankyouthankyou #tenderisthenewtough #letsbringheavendownhere #inittogether
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Serah Goldberg
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Toronto, ON

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