June 2016

Welcome back to This is My Lyme Life: Dr. Alyssa (Chapter 4) The adventure continues. My older son’s final bloodwork came back and he tested positive for Lyme Disease. As with the Bartonella diagnosis this is not a big shocker. Looking back on his complaints and behaviors these past few years, it does explain a […]

This past week has been nothing short of interesting. In between Pre-K graduation for my younger guy and tons of end of school activities for both boys, my older son’s results from Galaxy Diagnostics came in. He tested positive for two strains of the tick-borne disease Bartonella (named Henselae and Quintana for you microbiology nuts

It’s amazing where a little personal storytelling can get you. The feedback I received last week was wonderful. I’ve had friends of friends reach out, and relatives of people I haven’t seen in 20 years thank me for writing my story and spreading the word. Thank you for reading and sharing. I am happy to

After my second round of antibiotics in less than 2 years and countless patients suffering from Lyme and other tick-borne diseases I decided it was time to share my tale. I am hoping to inspire others to share theirs and bring awareness to this insidious set of diseases. So here you have it. This is