Help Michelle's Sister Conquer Lyme Disease

Hi. My name is Michelle. I'm sitting here in a hospital room in Germany (I'm from Buxton, ME, USA) while my sister goes thru treatment for an "invisible" and "doubted" disease, Lyme. But not just Lyme, the coinfections that come along with it. As more and more become infected, especially in our Northeast region of the country, more and more people are becoming "unexplainably" sick. Sure, if you meet CDC criteria, you might get the right antibiotics, you might heal. Insurance will cover it. How about the rest of you? Like my sister? For 7 years now she has been suffering. From one tick bite, and then one more. Her Dr. doesn't believe she has Lyme. Western Medicine has it's place, but not in the Lyme world. And what does that mean? They don't accept that her conditions, and there are far too many for me to list, including severe cognitive impairment, major head pain, inside and out, joint pain, foot pain, teeth pain, dizziness, light sensitivity, gut destruction, chronic fatigue, air gasping like you can't get in oxygen and more are due to Lyme. They have many diagnoses for her. Yup, sent her to MANY specialists. "nothing wrong with your heart, your lungs, you have Chronic fatigue, how about Botox for those headaches?.....and so on. Yup, let's just cover up the unexplainable symptoms. And so then becomes the search for the Alternative therapies, Naturopathic Drs, Functional Drs, Chiropractors, Holistic Practitioners, Herbalists, specialty blood tests and therapies upon therapies etc., Shall I go on? Meanwhile, she is couch bound, bedridden. Working? How could she? Oh, and did I mention that once you leave the Western Medicine world, nothing is covered by insurance? Oh, we've tried. Let's see, get her DR to prescribe the med that would be covered, the therapy. And speaking of therapy, this whole process which spans years, cause severe depression. It is traumatizing. Where is the cure? There are SO MANY people suffering.

Today, and tomorrow, or if or when you can, can you help my sister? She has run out of money. She can afford only 3 weeks of a much needed 5 week treatment. She sold her home and moved in with me and here we are in Europe for an intensive Lyme treatment at the St Georg Klinik in Bad Aibling, Germany. I'm afraid for her to go home not getting everything she needs. Whatever you can do, it matters and not just speaking for myself, but for my sister who is so much appreciative and trying to be the best warrior, we thank you from the deepest part of our hearts.

And if you have Lyme, don't give up!! There IS hope and there are SUCCESS stories. Spread the word and don't let your "drs' think you are crazy. YOU ARE NOT!!