Support Kacy's Recovery From Lymes Disease

One day, I was fine. The next, I was spending a majority of my time bedbound. If there is anything I have learned in life, it is that it can throw you a curveball at anytime.

In 2023, I was thrown that pitch. That summer, I woke up with symptoms that seemed to come out of nowhere: blurry vision, difficulty walking, and trouble balancing.

I went to a clinic and was told it was vertigo. But within a week, I ended up in the ER with numbness down one whole side of my body and face after going for a walk. It felt like I was having a stroke. After extensive testing: CT scans, MRIs, and visits to neurology and ophthalmology, everything came back “normal.” Even my vision was reportedly 20/20. Miraculously, the symptoms subsided after a couple of weeks.

....Then I got COVID.

Later in 2023, I got COVID. I’d had it twice before and assumed I’d bounce back like I always had—but this time was different. A few days into being sick, my vision disoriented again. I had trouble breathing, an irregular heartbeat, cognitive impairment, and couldn’t lie down or stand up without discomfort. I was in and out of the ER for days, seeing specialists across neurology, ENT, physical therapy, and occupational therapy— I had a laundry list of symptoms, and yet still had no answers.

By early 2024, I entered a neurological rehab program focused on retraining my brain and body, thinking I was recovering from Long Haul COVID and a past car accident. But instead of improving, I felt worse. A doctor suggested I take a visual contrast sensitivity test, which can reveal things such as mold toxicity or a tick-borne infection. That test opened a new path.

I was referred to a functional medicine doctor who suspected Lyme Disease. After months of minimal progress, I found a Lyme specialist—and I’ve now been working with them for 7 months on both Lyme and suspected mold toxicity.

I’m sharing my story because Lyme Disease is often misdiagnosed or dismissed, especially once it becomes chronic. It’s complex, mimics other conditions, and rarely responds to standard treatment. I hope this reaches someone who hasn’t gotten the answers they need yet and encourages them to keep fighting. Reading someone else’s story gave me the strength to advocate for myself. I hope mine can do the same for you.

After over a year and a half without the ability to drive or work, I’ve faced significant financial hardship on top of physical, mental, and emotional strain. If you feel moved to contribute, your support would help cover medical treatments, testing, and basic necessities as I work toward full recovery.

Thank you so much for reading and supporting my healing journey.