Treatment for Lyme Disease
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My name is Noelle Hooker and my mom's name is Lisa Ahiers. We both have chronic Lyme Disease with co-infections. Like many people with lyme disease, me and my mom have suffered with many diagnoses leaving us with chronic symptoms. At 15 years old, was when I went to my family doctor, concerned with the way I was feeling. Horrible chronic headaches, uncontrolable twitching, confusion, chronic fatigue, no energy, weakness, and flu-like symptoms that would not go away. I went to my doctor and all she could find was a thyroid gland that was not working properly. The rest was "all in my head". I would not take that for an answer and went to a doctor with a 6 month waiting list.
Three months later, I got to see this doctor due to a cancelation. I was the 6th person they had called and the first person who had answered. This doctor ran the cd57 test on me a long with many other tests. My cd57 count was 36, normal is over 100. This had indicated chronic lyme disease and I completed the Western Blot test where they tested my antibodies, with the lyme bacteria. I test positive to Borrelia Burgdorferi (lyme disease). At this point, I was scared, I had never heard of lyme disease, and neither did my family, making it much harder. I thought that when I figured out what had been making me ill, the hard part was over, I just would have to fight. Little did I know that I would be faced with financial concerns, transportation to the states, making people believe me and seeing my mom suffer with the same disease. That being said, before I got noticeably sick, my mom was on disability with numerous diagnoses from doctors, and just getting worse by the day. I started to do my reshearch on Lyme Disease and I knew that this was the disease my mom was dealing with. I was determined to get her tested, and she tested positive to Borrelia Burgdorferi (lyme disease). Call it a blessing in disguise, if I did not get sick with Lyme Disease, my mom would not have known that she had this horrible disease to, and would not even be able to try and fight to recovery.
Misdiagnosed for a long time me and my mom are now in this fight together. I am doing my very best to raise awareness for Chronic Lyme Disease and help me and my mom get the help we need. On May 7th,2016 there is a run in Orangeville at the Island Lake Conservation Area that myself and my boyfriend Shaun have created called Run for My Buddy, a 5km run/walk for Lyme Disease and you can sign up at raceroster.com.
We are asking for donations because to go to Flordia and seek proper treatment for Lyme Disease it will be 75,000 for the both of us. A week at the Sponaugle wellness centre is approximately $6,000 a week for the both of us x 14 weeks at minimum and this does not include travel, living and food expenses. We can not afford this amount. Unfortunately Chronic Lyme Disease is not treated or recognized in Canada. This journey has been hard, but we are both determined to beat lyme and even on are hardest days, giving up is not an option.
Thank you for your donation and support. Me and my mom are both very grateful,
Noelle
Three months later, I got to see this doctor due to a cancelation. I was the 6th person they had called and the first person who had answered. This doctor ran the cd57 test on me a long with many other tests. My cd57 count was 36, normal is over 100. This had indicated chronic lyme disease and I completed the Western Blot test where they tested my antibodies, with the lyme bacteria. I test positive to Borrelia Burgdorferi (lyme disease). At this point, I was scared, I had never heard of lyme disease, and neither did my family, making it much harder. I thought that when I figured out what had been making me ill, the hard part was over, I just would have to fight. Little did I know that I would be faced with financial concerns, transportation to the states, making people believe me and seeing my mom suffer with the same disease. That being said, before I got noticeably sick, my mom was on disability with numerous diagnoses from doctors, and just getting worse by the day. I started to do my reshearch on Lyme Disease and I knew that this was the disease my mom was dealing with. I was determined to get her tested, and she tested positive to Borrelia Burgdorferi (lyme disease). Call it a blessing in disguise, if I did not get sick with Lyme Disease, my mom would not have known that she had this horrible disease to, and would not even be able to try and fight to recovery.
Misdiagnosed for a long time me and my mom are now in this fight together. I am doing my very best to raise awareness for Chronic Lyme Disease and help me and my mom get the help we need. On May 7th,2016 there is a run in Orangeville at the Island Lake Conservation Area that myself and my boyfriend Shaun have created called Run for My Buddy, a 5km run/walk for Lyme Disease and you can sign up at raceroster.com.
We are asking for donations because to go to Flordia and seek proper treatment for Lyme Disease it will be 75,000 for the both of us. A week at the Sponaugle wellness centre is approximately $6,000 a week for the both of us x 14 weeks at minimum and this does not include travel, living and food expenses. We can not afford this amount. Unfortunately Chronic Lyme Disease is not treated or recognized in Canada. This journey has been hard, but we are both determined to beat lyme and even on are hardest days, giving up is not an option.
Thank you for your donation and support. Me and my mom are both very grateful,
Noelle
Organizer
Noelle Haamza Hooker
Organizer
Orangeville, ON
