Lyme be Gone: Kathryn
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The Backstory
Meet Kathryn Hoyt, a 30-year-old Austinite battling Lyme Disease and Mitochondria Dysfunction (with co-infections) since 2013. In 2012, Kathryn was hospitalized for an allergic reaction (to gluten) and was put on a large dose of steroids, anti-nausea and pain pills for 6 weeks. After the steroids wore off, her body not only never recovered, but got worse! She ended up needing a wheelchair for any walking more than 500ft. For the next 17 months, she traveled all over the country to figure out what was wrong. Finally, a doctor tested for Lyme and the results were CDC positive. In 2013, she began her first round of treatment and spent $123K out of pocket trying to find the cure to her illness. The first round consisted of 30 months of IV antibiotics, the best antibiotics known for Lyme. In the spring of 2016, she was deemed “in remission.” Remission lasted 14 months until June 2017, when her symptoms were back and increasing by the week. She knew that this time her search for a new doctor had to be different, she had already spent well over $100k in a treatment that did not provide lasting results. It was obvious that treatment this time would have to be even more comprehensive.
Current Journey
In Feb 2018, she found a clinic in Florida that offered promising results. This clinic stands out from the rest as it provides a combined approach of holistic and western medicine. They use pharmaceuticals to kill a large amount of the Lyme and coinfections, but put a focus on boosting the immune system to recognize and kill the disease on its own, which increases lifelong remission. During the next few months, she visited the clinic, searched for housing, resigned from her job and moved her life to FL all in search of better health. In Sept of 2018, she began a personalized treatment at the clinic. Treatment changes weekly, and even daily, based on symptoms and lab results. Thus far, her progress is HUGE - more than 75% decrease in Lyme bacteria, 60% reduction in biofilm in my bloodstream (toxin hideout), mold toxicity reduced by symptoms (PET scan to verify quantifiable progress early February)! She is also a candidate for stem cells (sterilized placental stem cells.) As you can imagine with such personalized treatment and testing there comes a high cost, which in her case, averages $6,500 per week of treatment. Stem cell treatment has been put on hold due to its $5,000 per bag fee.
To date, Kathryn has taken on a credit card debt of $157k to cover her treatment and living expenses. As you can imagine, interest fees are very high and treatment fees continue to add up.
How can you help
Our goal is to help Kathryn continue treatment at the clinic until March 2nd when she is expected to have a 90% decrease in Lyme testing and will be looking for a long term doctor (instead of an intensive outpatient clinic) that will continue to work on her mitochondria dysfunction (nutrient malabsorption.) Any donation, of any amount, will help Kathryn continue through her journey! Please help us spread the word and share our campaign with friends and family. THANK YOU!
Want to know more?
You can follow Kathryn’s journey by reading her blog https://diagnosistorecovery.wordpress.com/
Learn more about Lyme disease and how it is spread and transferred https://www.lymedisease.org/
#lymewarrior
#lymedontkillhervibe
Meet Kathryn Hoyt, a 30-year-old Austinite battling Lyme Disease and Mitochondria Dysfunction (with co-infections) since 2013. In 2012, Kathryn was hospitalized for an allergic reaction (to gluten) and was put on a large dose of steroids, anti-nausea and pain pills for 6 weeks. After the steroids wore off, her body not only never recovered, but got worse! She ended up needing a wheelchair for any walking more than 500ft. For the next 17 months, she traveled all over the country to figure out what was wrong. Finally, a doctor tested for Lyme and the results were CDC positive. In 2013, she began her first round of treatment and spent $123K out of pocket trying to find the cure to her illness. The first round consisted of 30 months of IV antibiotics, the best antibiotics known for Lyme. In the spring of 2016, she was deemed “in remission.” Remission lasted 14 months until June 2017, when her symptoms were back and increasing by the week. She knew that this time her search for a new doctor had to be different, she had already spent well over $100k in a treatment that did not provide lasting results. It was obvious that treatment this time would have to be even more comprehensive.
Current Journey
In Feb 2018, she found a clinic in Florida that offered promising results. This clinic stands out from the rest as it provides a combined approach of holistic and western medicine. They use pharmaceuticals to kill a large amount of the Lyme and coinfections, but put a focus on boosting the immune system to recognize and kill the disease on its own, which increases lifelong remission. During the next few months, she visited the clinic, searched for housing, resigned from her job and moved her life to FL all in search of better health. In Sept of 2018, she began a personalized treatment at the clinic. Treatment changes weekly, and even daily, based on symptoms and lab results. Thus far, her progress is HUGE - more than 75% decrease in Lyme bacteria, 60% reduction in biofilm in my bloodstream (toxin hideout), mold toxicity reduced by symptoms (PET scan to verify quantifiable progress early February)! She is also a candidate for stem cells (sterilized placental stem cells.) As you can imagine with such personalized treatment and testing there comes a high cost, which in her case, averages $6,500 per week of treatment. Stem cell treatment has been put on hold due to its $5,000 per bag fee.
To date, Kathryn has taken on a credit card debt of $157k to cover her treatment and living expenses. As you can imagine, interest fees are very high and treatment fees continue to add up.
How can you help
Our goal is to help Kathryn continue treatment at the clinic until March 2nd when she is expected to have a 90% decrease in Lyme testing and will be looking for a long term doctor (instead of an intensive outpatient clinic) that will continue to work on her mitochondria dysfunction (nutrient malabsorption.) Any donation, of any amount, will help Kathryn continue through her journey! Please help us spread the word and share our campaign with friends and family. THANK YOU!
Want to know more?
You can follow Kathryn’s journey by reading her blog https://diagnosistorecovery.wordpress.com/
Learn more about Lyme disease and how it is spread and transferred https://www.lymedisease.org/
#lymewarrior
#lymedontkillhervibe
Co-organizers (3)
Erika Pozo Fiorilo
Organizer
Austin, TX
Kathryn Hoyt
Beneficiary
Kevin Shokri
Co-organizer
Mari Morales Crocker
Co-organizer