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Help me through my recovery of Lyme Disease

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For those of you who don’t know I have been sick since October of 2018. After months and months of negative tests and no answers to my continued heath decline I started finding alternative therapies, to see if it would give me answers and/or relief. In May of 2019 I was diagnosed with Lyme and 2 co-infections of Lyme, bartonella and babesia. After my diagnosis, I started my treatment with prescription medications, supplements, herbs, and various alternative therapies . My initial symptoms got worse due to herxheimer reactions. This is the result of bacteria “die off.” I was out of work at this time for 4 months. During this time I had short term memory loss, confusion, and brain fog, as well as headaches, body pains, and extreme exhaustion. As some of these debilitating symptoms dissipated and I could no longer afford to be out of work I decided to try going back to work. Initially, I thought I made a bad decision, but then I started to show more improvements from another medication that I was put on. I was doing the best I have done in a very long time. I was taken off my antibiotics and life was almost feeling back to “normal.” However, that did not last long. A month and a half after coming off my antibiotics, my bartonella infection came back full force. Three weeks ago, I was put back on my antibiotics and have been struggling to get through the days, while maintaining work and my home life. I have been fighting this battle for a long time. Having said that,I have been able to get to a point where I was feeling overall “good.” I know I can get there again, but it is going to take some more time. Whereas my Lyme and babesia co-infections are still at a good level, I need to get the bartonella infection back down. Throughout my battle with this illness I have accumulated a lot of medical bills and am worried financially about living day to day. I am now per diem at work because I am not able to perform the required duty of taking call for my job. I am trying to get back on my feet and am having a hard time maintaining everything while trying to get better. I am asking for your support during this time. Any help is appreciated and it will allow me to get back to being healthy once again. Thank you to everyone who has supported me throughout this tough battle, checked in on me, or has helped out with Elijah-It means a lot. Thank You!!

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Athena Perry
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Scarborough, ME

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