Shelby's

Hello Readers,

Thank you for taking the time to check out my about.me page.

My name is Shelby and I have Lyme disease. I have suffered from Lyme disease since my early teen years and recently celebrated the 14th anniversary of living with this disease. Because it was not properly diagnosed until ten years had passed, I will live with Lyme for the rest of my life.

My journey with Lyme disease has had many highs, but far more lows; after years of silence on both these issues it is now my goal to share as much of my story as I can, in the hopes that my experience will somehow help another Lyme battered soul. With this in mind, I created my blog, named "shelby's LIFE WITH LYME."

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For me, LYME does, unfortunately, become LIFE all too often these days. I see multiple specialists, stick to an intense treatment recovery plan that includes a strict diet and multiple, specific and highly priced natural supplements to help my body heal. Unfortunately, the treatment plan, given to me by my doctors, requires medications as well as the mentioned supplements and guarded diet, and all this plus more requires a great deal of money each month. On average I spend between $1700.00 - $2300.00 on prescriptions alone every four weeks, and supplements can add another $500.00 - $800.00 per month.

It's not easy, this life with chronic Lyme ... having given up hope on being a Classical Pianist after dropping out of school at age 15, I have since struggled to get back on my feet and finish high school, learn to drive, start working, and go to college ....but debilitating pain has made these tasks brutally difficult.

Life is tough and so, to remember the silver linings that always exist, I have also kept a blog full of daily encouraging quotes! Check it out- just go to bellaquotes.wordpress.com