Handling Death with Lyme Infection

     This week I lost a close friend suddenly, then last night I lost my Dad. I was able to be with my dad. However, these experiences have been hard and heart wrenching. I have to say I am doing ok, but I wanted to express the Lyme herxing part with you.
     Sometime over the week, which is a holiday week from Lyme treatment, I began to have symptoms I hadn't had in a long time. I began having twitches in my shoulders and legs, and sometimes my whole torso will spasm to one side or the other. It is always a slightly alarming occurrence. I haven't had twitching or spasms for a very long time. My neck has sudden gotten too weak to hold my head up, and my neck and shoulder muscles are 'killing' me. My hands are shaky and seem to have a mind of their own. I have had brain fog, something I have not had in a very, very long time. Lack of sleep and an increase in my pace of life have added to the symptom increase. Even Epsom Salt baths have led to an increase of herxing. which in the long run is a good thing. I have not changed any of my medications. I am facing the pain head on, and letting the herxing slow down at it's own pace. I know it will be less stressful in a short while. I expect at that time to lose the old symptoms and gain the increased functioning I have had since IV treatment and subsequent treatments.
     All this has made me realize I still have a way to go in getting rid of the darn spirochetes which are obviously still invading my body. They are taking advantage of my stressed systems and my inability to keep the bugs at bay.  I know I need to keep the pace of my life simple. This may be the case forever, and as time goes by I will learn how to keep steady through tough times in order to keep symptoms from reoccurring.
     All such a learning process, even though I have been dealing with Lyme for a long time. The only thing I can say is that it has 'only' been the last decade I knew what was messing with my body, and only the past two years I have put into practice the treatment I 'knew' was the one to correct my sickness. I count Dr. Jemsek and the Jemsek Specialty Clinic as one of the greatest blessing to happen in my life. If I had not been treated by him, this kind of stress would put me on bed rest for a week or weeks. What a difference.