COLORFUL FRIENDS

Still I have "bad" days from having  Chronicle Lyme. Not as often as before and I am blessed/lucky that the days are not every day. But when they come and surprise me, it feels colorless.
My muscles stops to work, I feel nauseas and can only eat fresh spinach (Mrs Popeye ).
 I am like a zombie. Cannot think and work.
Its scary when the body shuts down!  And, I cannot plan--my doctors already told me that it will be difficult to plan vacations and trips. Yesterday, I cried and cried....even if I have faith in my heart some days I allow my self to be colorless. Then when I cannot get up from the dark whole it is wonderful to have friends that makes me smile. --

Something very touching was sent to me from a friend Kirsten. She had colored the post and re-wrote the text.

That gave me a big smile. Thank you Kirsten.

That's Amore!

WHAT YOU THINK YOU FEEL

Living with Lyme disease (that also comes with co-infections) is not only "eating" your health, it "eats" on your mentality too. Every good thought can suddenly be changed in a heartbeat to a negative thought. Its difficult for outsiders to really understand since it is even confusing for us and many doctors. But there is hope, and of course a lot of work.

 First its important to focus on what makes you smile and to force that thought process into a routine in your daily morning routines. It’s not easy! 

 I started to collect "good thoughts” and I put as many were I can see them, first thing in the morning.

 WORK-YOU CAN DO IT-HOPE PICTURES

 This painting was my birthday present from my husband. I love animal portraits since it makes me smile, I'd seen this on a trip to a nearby town.  Animals make me smile. Every morning when I come down from the second floor I see my cow and cannot help but to smile.

 Earlier on the blog you could read my column about friendship and faith. Martina sent me a wonderful letter about how my words had changed her life in a positive way. I framed the letter in a beautiful silver frame and I keep it in my office to be able to read it every day.

 Reading!
Finally after a very long time of not being able to read, I can now enjoy reading again. It goes slowly and I get tired quickly, but it is progress in the right direction. I don't get as dizzy as before, and I can read more than one page before loosing the book's concept. It was  frustrating reading and then realizing I had no idea what I had read in the first place.

I like to read different litteratures. It is like eating during the day. Different food can stimulate different taste buds. My brain needs different stories.

I only publish the ones that I like. When I don't like a book I put it away, since writing negatively would not be fair to the author or other readers that might like the book. Each person's taste is different.
Who knows, maybe next year will I love the book. We are on various journeys, moods and we have different expectations.

Book, Happy Kids! Who doesn't want happy kids?
This book is a good remainder and a lot of common sense in every chapter. Sometimes you just need to be reminded about which you already know and feel to have a happy family.

The power of Praying Wife, was given to me one year ago from "moms group." Last week I dusted the book off and started to read.  I love the author's way of  sharing of herself about her marriage problems and mistakes and how she turned it around to be positive.

Tess Gerritsen has always been one of my favorites and she is a fantastic medical-thriller author. She keeps me glued from the first page to the end. None of her books have made disappointed me.

Gaby, our wonderful rescue dog that was terribly  sick April 2012 with a high fever and infections She was even waging her tail when she was found so incredibly sickly. She never gave up, not one day .... every day despite feeling horrible for eight long months she never stopped waging her tail. Today, she lives adopted by a wonderful person in Sweden and has many friends.

What can Gaby teach us?

--- Never give up no matter how hard it feels, keep wagging your tail....you're happy day will return!

That's Amore!

FIGHTING LYME (BORRELIA)

When fighting Lyme Disease (Borrelia, and with its other infection fan club) the most important thing is attitude and laughters. And that is very difficult.
I have been very sick for a long time, and I am under a very heavy antibiotic treatment with herbal supplements and a special diet for 6 weeks. It is the toughest thing I ever gone through and every day is a battle field.

It is so difficult not to think of everything I cannot do, and to live with the pain, not to mention being scared.

But, I have a wonderful Lyme Fighting Friend, Laura who sends me funny dog pictures (we love dogs) and this morning this picture was waiting for me.

How wonderful to start out the day with a smile, and so important. Try today to find a picture (or post card) that makes you smile and send it to someone you would love to give a smile today.

That's Amore!