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My fight against late stage Lyme Disease

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I would like to start by saying that it has taken a lot of courage for me to open up and finally share my story after secretly fighting a horrible disease for a long while, but after endless nights of crying alone due to suffering from physical and emotional pain, and after many failed attempts to gain my health back, a scary visit to the ER due to heart complications, and a declined personal loan for my treatment, I now have no other choice but to reach out to friends and generous souls as a final resort. Over the past 2 years, I have turned from a very healthy and active woman, who enjoyed working out, spending time with family and friends, dancing, travelling, reading, going to music festivals, to now, being in excruciating pain 24/7, bedbound most of the time, unable to work a full time job and have become extremely isolated and depressed. For those who don’t know, Lyme disease is a tick-borne disease that, once infected, has the ability to suppress your immune system and effect all organs in the body.  This means it can produce an extremely wide variety of painful symptoms and if left untreated, can develop into an extremely disabling illness and even death. Lyme disease resembles other chronic infections where the pathogen is protected from the immune system, and persister cells may enable it to survive treatment with antibiotics. I've been diagnosed with the following infections: Lyme disease, Babesia Duncani (a malarial like blood parasite), Bartonella and tick borne relapsing fever.  I had no idea what Lyme Disease was due to the lack of prevention until I got a huge Bullseye Rash (Erythema migrans is one of the hallmarks of Lyme disease) on my thigh and flu like symptoms in 2017. I had an official Lyme Disease diagnosis and got treated right away with a 20 days course of antibiotics. Unfortunately, my symptoms continued to worsen post-treatment and over 20 specialists have refused to continue treating me even if my labs were and are still showing a positive result to these infections. Not only did they refuse to treat my condition, but I have also been disrespected, ridiculed, made fun of and called crazy by these so called doctors and health professionals who lack empathy and compassion. My current physical symptoms are: Unbearable Arthritis-like joint pain & swelling, migrating joint pain, muscle pain and twitching, nerve irritation (burning, vibrating, numb, shooting tremors and muscle twitching, stabbings), thickened blood,  blurred vision episodes, seizures, insomnia, scary heart palpitations, air hunger (asthma like attacks at night), shin bone pain, foot pain involving heels and soles, speech difficulties, short term memory loss, brain fog, vertigo, balance problems, fainting, night sweats, chills, chest pains, strange rashes, bruises, neuropathy itch, swollen glands/lymph nodes, trigeminal neuralgia (stabbing pains in the face). My psychiatric ones are: panic attacks, eating disorders, impulsivity, extreme rage, paranoia, depression and suicidal thoughts. I would like to mention that I had none of these symptoms before the tick bite and was perfectly content and satisfied with my life and never thought that I’d be considering ending my own life one day.  The depression and suicidal thoughts are because I no longer have a normal life and it’s not worth living in pain. I had no choice but to educate my own self on my condition by reading multiple books, recent scientific studies and experimented with various alternative therapies, expensive herbal protocols, strict diets, supplements, long term water fasts…. You name it. Some of which have given me some temporary relief but my symptoms would always come back stronger than ever and leave me completely desperate and hopeless. Finding out about this life changing treatment available ONLY in Germany (Klinik St. Georg) and Mexico (Lyme Mexico Clinic) has given me hope and a reason to not give up. It is not yet available in Canada or the U.S and not covered by insurance. My treatment according to Dr Omar Morales  will consist of: - Extreme whole-body Hyperthermia, Plasmapheresis, Red Cell Exchange, Antimicrobial IV Therapy, Biofilm eradication protocol, Neuropathy / Neurodegeneration protocol, Detox Therapy, Daily Ozone Hemotherapy (with UV light) IMPORTANT LINKS: -The clinic I want to go to:  https://lymemexico.com/  and my Doctor will be Dr. Omar Morales -A compelling story about this lifesaving treatment.  -Read about Therapeutic Apheresis HERE  -Read about Hyperthermia HERE -TOUCHED BY LYME: A look at Lyme Mexico and plasmapheresis  WATCH: Finally a Cure for Lyme Disease? Complete Treatment For Lyme Disease  WATCH: -Ticked Off: Climate change spreads Lyme disease into CANADA -Human Babesiosis Caused by Babesia duncani Has Widespread Distribution across Canada  -First record of locally acquired human babesiosis in Canada caused by Babesia duncani: a case report  -Babesia and Lyme — it’s worse than you think  WATCH : Family says experimental treatment cured daughter's Lyme disease  This is a cry for help, please donate whatever you can afford. If you can’t donate sharing the link and sending supportive messages and virtual hugs are also very appreciated!  Any money raised will go directly for medical purposes/travel/ accommodations. Thank you so much in advance for your generosity.   Nour
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  • Anthony Serafino
    • $25 
    • 4 yrs
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Nour Alaoui Mdaghri
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Beauport, QC

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