Help save Anna from Lyme Disease!
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Imagine your worst hangover, and then imagine that feeling never going away. This is not even close to what I go through on a daily basis.
What it’s like to live in my body
For one year now I’ve been suffering from Lyme disease, a debilitating and complex chronic disease that is eating away at all of my muscles, joints, organs and central nervous system. One day I woke up with my neck, arms, legs and back aching as if I had run a marathon the day before. Thinking it was unusual, I must of slept the wrong way and it will go away the next day. How wrong was I - To this day, my muscles haven't stopped aching, 24/7.
I can’t have proper conversations, because I lose track of the topic, I can’t concentrate, I nod my head and pretend I know what we’re talking about. I struggle to put sentences together, searching my brain for the words, but it’s completely empty like half of my brain has been removed. I stopped reading books when this all began, as I couldn’t remember the sentence I just read. Even putting this together has been difficult and with the help of Jack.
Everyday I wake up after 8 hours of sleep, feeling like I haven’t slept at all. I can’t even remember the last time I woke up, feeling like I had actually slept or without a headache. The level of exhaustion I feel is beyond what words can describe. Physically and mentally extremely fatigued, to the point that I’ve socially isolated myself as seeing my friends will wipe me out for the next day.
Everyone knows that I’m naturally skinny, but now I’m sickly skinny. 1 year ago I was a healthy 55kg, now I’m at 46kg with my weight continuously dropping, no matter how much food I eat.

Speaking of food, I’m not allowed to have dairy, meat, processed foods, gluten, sugar, alcohol, caffeine, some even say carbs, but because of my weight I’m eating as many gluten free carbs as possible. All of this causes inflammation, exacerbating symptoms further.
This disease has completely turned my life upside down overnight, forcing me to leave my career as I could not meet the basic requirements of processing and understanding new information and I didn’t have the strength to work full time. I’m still grieving the loss of my identity and life pre-lyme.
I feel so trapped and claustrophobic in my own body. It feels like Groundhog Day, I wake up and nothing has changed physically, my symptoms are only getting worse. I’ve been doing this for 1 year on repeat, and now I’m fighting through depression, anxiety and a mental break down from complex layers of stress and financial pressure caused by this disease.
I'm so lucky to have been diagnosed within a year, and because of this I have a very good chance of being cured, with the help of advanced treatment overseas.
Treatment
This is my daily treatment plan, that won't cure me of Lyme, but manage symptoms. Some of these I take up to 3 times a day:

 Lyme disease is very complex to treat and unfortunately Australia is internationally known to have one of the most ineffective treatment plans available.
Due to a number of political issues, the most effective treatments being performed overseas are not legal in Australia. For whatever reason, Lyme disease is a major point of contention amongst the Australian medical community and this doesn’t help anyone, least of all the sufferers.
As a result, I have no choice but to go overseas to Cyprus and possibly Germany for three separate treatments. These are considered the best in the world for Lyme treatment, with many successful results.
This is my only chance at beating this disease and getting my life back. My partner Jack will need to be treated as well, as studies have shown that it can be transmitted through bodily fluids and he could be a vessel when in good health. Meaning he could be reinfecting me.
Once you factor in flights and accommodation during treatment, we are looking at this costing us up to $90,000. Who has that money though right? No one!!
How you can help!
I have a great support network, and many tell me how helpless they feel. So it is with a heavy heart, that I am calling on my friends and family to please donate whatever you can to help Jack & I.
Words cannot describe how deeply and truly appreciative we would be of any donations to help us in what is without a doubt our greatest moment of need.
Every amount, large or small, will help me get the treatment I need.
$30,000 = Hyperthermia treatment in Germany including flights for 1 person
$15,000 = IV Ozone and HBOT treatment in Cyprus including flights & accommodation for 1 person.
Please please please share this page to raise awareness.
You can raise $30 JUST BY SHARING on your social media!
If you would like to help with fundraising events and donating your services or any items please contact Sara: [email redacted]
Thank you so much for your support, Love Anna
Political issue in Australia
I caught Lyme in London, I have the european strain, and I can't get any treatment in Australia. I have the positive blood test. It doesn't matter if Australia recognises it can be caught in Australia or not, it matters that there are thousands of Australians suffering from this disease, with no effective treatment other than antibiotics that doesn't cure chronic Lyme disease in this country.
Lyme is SO controversial in the medical community, doctors who diagnose and treat Lyme risk their license being revoked by the government: http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/camberwell-gp-geoff-kemp-fighting-for-his-medical-licence-20160301-gn7lzk.html
Australians are internationally known as having no effective treatment options, and have to crowdfund to afford advanced treatment overseas: http://www.couriermail.com.au/lifestyle/health/australians-who-claim-to-suffer-lyme-disease-send-a-spike-in-crowdfunding/news-story/1ba7b0a1f24221734d76e5a57aada2f3
Why the government does not recognise Lyme disease in Australia can be found here: http://www.lymedisease.org.au/part-2-lyme-politics/
Last months senate enquiry report on the issue, recommending that immediate funding is poured into research, testing and treatment of Lyme to treat patients first as a matter of URGENCY. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7N1M4nwd2I&feature=youtu.be
Anyone who denies the epidemic of Lyme in Australia needs to open their eyes and wake up.
What it’s like to live in my body
For one year now I’ve been suffering from Lyme disease, a debilitating and complex chronic disease that is eating away at all of my muscles, joints, organs and central nervous system. One day I woke up with my neck, arms, legs and back aching as if I had run a marathon the day before. Thinking it was unusual, I must of slept the wrong way and it will go away the next day. How wrong was I - To this day, my muscles haven't stopped aching, 24/7.
I can’t have proper conversations, because I lose track of the topic, I can’t concentrate, I nod my head and pretend I know what we’re talking about. I struggle to put sentences together, searching my brain for the words, but it’s completely empty like half of my brain has been removed. I stopped reading books when this all began, as I couldn’t remember the sentence I just read. Even putting this together has been difficult and with the help of Jack.
Everyday I wake up after 8 hours of sleep, feeling like I haven’t slept at all. I can’t even remember the last time I woke up, feeling like I had actually slept or without a headache. The level of exhaustion I feel is beyond what words can describe. Physically and mentally extremely fatigued, to the point that I’ve socially isolated myself as seeing my friends will wipe me out for the next day.
Everyone knows that I’m naturally skinny, but now I’m sickly skinny. 1 year ago I was a healthy 55kg, now I’m at 46kg with my weight continuously dropping, no matter how much food I eat.

Speaking of food, I’m not allowed to have dairy, meat, processed foods, gluten, sugar, alcohol, caffeine, some even say carbs, but because of my weight I’m eating as many gluten free carbs as possible. All of this causes inflammation, exacerbating symptoms further.
This disease has completely turned my life upside down overnight, forcing me to leave my career as I could not meet the basic requirements of processing and understanding new information and I didn’t have the strength to work full time. I’m still grieving the loss of my identity and life pre-lyme.
I feel so trapped and claustrophobic in my own body. It feels like Groundhog Day, I wake up and nothing has changed physically, my symptoms are only getting worse. I’ve been doing this for 1 year on repeat, and now I’m fighting through depression, anxiety and a mental break down from complex layers of stress and financial pressure caused by this disease.
I'm so lucky to have been diagnosed within a year, and because of this I have a very good chance of being cured, with the help of advanced treatment overseas.
Treatment
This is my daily treatment plan, that won't cure me of Lyme, but manage symptoms. Some of these I take up to 3 times a day:
 Lyme disease is very complex to treat and unfortunately Australia is internationally known to have one of the most ineffective treatment plans available.
Due to a number of political issues, the most effective treatments being performed overseas are not legal in Australia. For whatever reason, Lyme disease is a major point of contention amongst the Australian medical community and this doesn’t help anyone, least of all the sufferers.
As a result, I have no choice but to go overseas to Cyprus and possibly Germany for three separate treatments. These are considered the best in the world for Lyme treatment, with many successful results.
This is my only chance at beating this disease and getting my life back. My partner Jack will need to be treated as well, as studies have shown that it can be transmitted through bodily fluids and he could be a vessel when in good health. Meaning he could be reinfecting me.
Once you factor in flights and accommodation during treatment, we are looking at this costing us up to $90,000. Who has that money though right? No one!!
How you can help!
I have a great support network, and many tell me how helpless they feel. So it is with a heavy heart, that I am calling on my friends and family to please donate whatever you can to help Jack & I.
Words cannot describe how deeply and truly appreciative we would be of any donations to help us in what is without a doubt our greatest moment of need.
Every amount, large or small, will help me get the treatment I need.
$30,000 = Hyperthermia treatment in Germany including flights for 1 person
$15,000 = IV Ozone and HBOT treatment in Cyprus including flights & accommodation for 1 person.
Please please please share this page to raise awareness.
You can raise $30 JUST BY SHARING on your social media!
If you would like to help with fundraising events and donating your services or any items please contact Sara: [email redacted]
Thank you so much for your support, Love Anna
Political issue in Australia
I caught Lyme in London, I have the european strain, and I can't get any treatment in Australia. I have the positive blood test. It doesn't matter if Australia recognises it can be caught in Australia or not, it matters that there are thousands of Australians suffering from this disease, with no effective treatment other than antibiotics that doesn't cure chronic Lyme disease in this country.
Lyme is SO controversial in the medical community, doctors who diagnose and treat Lyme risk their license being revoked by the government: http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/camberwell-gp-geoff-kemp-fighting-for-his-medical-licence-20160301-gn7lzk.html
Australians are internationally known as having no effective treatment options, and have to crowdfund to afford advanced treatment overseas: http://www.couriermail.com.au/lifestyle/health/australians-who-claim-to-suffer-lyme-disease-send-a-spike-in-crowdfunding/news-story/1ba7b0a1f24221734d76e5a57aada2f3
Why the government does not recognise Lyme disease in Australia can be found here: http://www.lymedisease.org.au/part-2-lyme-politics/
Last months senate enquiry report on the issue, recommending that immediate funding is poured into research, testing and treatment of Lyme to treat patients first as a matter of URGENCY. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7N1M4nwd2I&feature=youtu.be
Anyone who denies the epidemic of Lyme in Australia needs to open their eyes and wake up.
Organizer
Anna Tynan
Organizer
Melbourne, VIC