Buffie's Big Lyme Fundraiser

Today is very humbling. We have thought about fundraising for Buffie's dibilitating disease, that insurance won't touch, but up until today, we thought we could beat this without help.  She has been on antibiotics that have wrecked her system for 14 months.  She has been off for a few times, and everything comes back, but worse.  She needs to get somewhere where they treat this proactivily and outside the norm of american medical politics. I won't bore everybody with all the medical details of the last two years. The ER and hospital stays, the misdiagnosis of MS and every other autoimmune disorders, its' all the same story of every other chronic lyme patient we know. From Buffie " I will tell you what the most devistating part of it is, and it's not just the physical pain and horrific brain fog, memory loss, and crushing fatigue. The hardest part is I've lost myself. The Buffie most of you know is slipping fast. This disease has stopped me from teaching theatre, traveling, being the volunteer maniac I used to be. I no longer host readings, create social gatherings, The "do gooder" in me has all but disappeared because I can't be out of bed for more than a few hours. I mostly stay in my house, and when I do go out, I blast it all over Facebook so I can look "normal" I've missed weddings, graduations, funerals, more productions of friends than I care to think about. I look at pictures of my life before Lyme and I don't even know who that person is. I'm desperate to find my way back to health and happiness, and you can help."

We are looking at two different clinics, with two different methods of curing or at least putting lymes in remission. They cost a fortune, but all we can do is hope here. If this was any other disease, insurance would kick in, but if you want to know more about the politics we are up against, watch Under Our Skin documentary.

It took us a over a year to decide to humble ourselves and start fundraising. It's so hard, and we know full well how tight money is for people. If you can't donate, please share.  

Buffie; " I realized I have spent over a decade giving my energy and talents toward helping the less fortunate, working only in non-profits that help the ill, the poor, the struggling. Maybe now I can ask the universe for something in return. 

I started blogging when I first was diagnosed, but haven't kept up with it, as treatment starts I will begin again. It is very hard to read and write right now.

Thanks for reading and keeping me in your thoughts and prayers. Now I just have to hit the "Submit" button here, if I can. This is so humbling, embarrasing some would say, but I need to say it. I need help. My family needs me, the world needs me. Please help if you can.