Week 5

You have all been waiting I’m sure to hear how it is going. I have to be honest….its going great. I am half way done with my second week on 1/4 dose every day. I’ve started taking it at night because I notice, as have so many others before me, that it does make me drowsy. So at night, I can sleep it off.

Improvements:

1. For the first time in at least 36 years, I am waking up feeling as thought I’ve slept through the night, waking without feeling tired and ready to get on with the day. I feel like a little energizer bunny that has so many things to catch up on and I’m actually getting them done.
2. My constant Tinnitus, although still there, is much less in frequency. I’ve noticed that there have been days or moments in days that I do not have it at all. Wow! Maybe my hearing loss will slow down.
3. My brain fog and word loss is also improving. I do not search as long for the words I want to say and I am feeling as thought the fogginess in my head is lifting. Kind of like the San Francisco fog, thick and mucky, slowly parting and allowing the sun to shine.

I know I still have a long way to go yet I am beginning to think that this is definitely the course of action for many who are on this journey. (Which, if the numbers keep rising, this may be the way to go for everyone. Especially since we are at a 1 out of 2 ratio.)

On a brighter note, we are planning a gala for the Wisconsin Lyme Network. We are raising money for the new Tick-Borne Illness Center of Excellence in Woodruff, WI.

This Center/clinic is the first of it’s kind in the country. They are researching, by collecting ticks and blood samples, while also diagnosing and treating. There are other clinics around the country picking up on this idea, yet we are the first state to have one. Thanks to OMI (Open Medicine Institute) and The Howard Young Foundation. While they currently need more staffing, they are treating patients and have over 150 on a waiting list. They even received their first international patient this week, coming from Canada.

The Wisconsin Lyme Network is raising money to help fund the gala, through sponsorships and general donations. These can be made through our website Wisconsin Lyme Network, in the secure donations section of the website. Once a donation is made, you will receive an immediate thank you for your tax write off. Please make sure that your donation specifically states in the memo portion that this is for the gala. We need sponsorships for the dinner itself, band, hotel and travel for the guest speakers, mailers etc. Any little bit helps and is graciously accepted. This is our first gala in WI and we are looking forward to this becoming an annual event.

If you are interested in attending, please email us and we will send you an invitation. The date is February 28, 2020. Yes, it’s coming up quickly. We will hear from the treating doctor at the clinic, Dr. Andy Kogelnik as well as Dr. Neil Spector. While Dr. Spector may not be in attendance, we are planning on him speaking through video. If you are not aware of who he is, please take a look at and read Gone in a Heartbeat. His story is an incredible testimony to the misdiagnosis that goes on when it comes to Lyme.