For those of you that don't know me, my name is Luke Cast.  I've been diagnosed with Chronic Neurological Lyme Disease for which there is no cure.  

I moved from Florida to California in 2009.  In the Spring of 2010, i started to get what i thought were frequent colds.  After complaining to others, a few people mentioned that i might have seasonal allergies.  Since ive never been allergic to anything i believed they were right and in a sense, they were.   This is when my journey to understand inflammation began.  Drastic changes to my diet, constant obsessing over toxins, heavy metals and molds were just a few things that were consuming me.  

In the spring of 2013, i began developing Vertigo and paranoia and was now beginning to miss work.  I began jumping from Allergists to ENT's to find a solution.  I was told i was extrememly allergic to Ragweed and that i needed to stay in doors, keep my room clean and immediately remove all foods that were acidic.  Nothing worked and I was beginning to lose hope.

One morning 6 months ago, i was driving down the 405 South.  I looked down and realized that i was barely able to grip the steering wheel.  The pain in my body was excruciating and i was having a hard time breathing.  The paranoia was absolutely cripplng and I was faced with one of the darkest decisions ive ever had to make.  I was going to either crash my truck into a wall or i could take off my mask, admit that i'm not ok and cry out to God and others for help.  I chose to put life on hold.  I started asking for help and asking questions.  No stone was left unturned.  I began relying on God completely, witnessing miracle after miracle and out of the blue, people with Lyme Disease began showing up in my life.  They basically told me to look no further, i had Lyme Disease and i was VERY sick. 

Trips to the Emergency Room and Urgent Care were common.  I was being diagnosed with Mono, Fibromyalgia.  I was being told that i was crazy and the tests results for Lyme were coming back negative.  I was fully convinced that I had Lyme and got in with a Lyme /Auto-Immune specialist in the area.  My Doctor listened to my story and symptoms for 3 hours and chose to do more bloodwork.  I was diagnosed with Lyme Disease and Co-Infections.  I was relieved with finally having a diagnosis but i was then warned that i'd have to summon up every last ounce of courage because i was going to face the greatest challenges of my life.  

This fundrasiser is to raise money for my treatment becuase Insurance chooses to deny patients with Lyme.   I want to keep people updated with my treatment progress and also raise awareness about Lyme Disease.  
The goal is to get as healthy as possible and become a strong and powerfull voice for those still struggling with this horrendous disease for which there is no cure..........yet!

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