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Generation Lyme Meet-Ups

As a kid, I always had a pretty good hold on life. Despite my father being deployed during my formative years, I played sports, made good grades, and had great friends. Outside of the occasional vomiting of bile, fainting and blacking out, I was generally happy. But in college, my health started slipping and being more and more unreliable. I was irritable because I was always tired compared to my peers. I ended up in the hospital no less than seven times due to chronic swollen lymph nodes, flu-like symptoms and fainting. He suggested I might be depressed even though generally I was happy… but sometimes being tired and irritable are signs of the mental condition. By the time I got to DC and started my professional life, I got into a long-term relationship with someone who also had what we considered to be minor health problems.

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He joined Lyme disease Facebook groups. And he sought out people in the Lyme community with his many questions. Along the way, he wrote about what he learned in a number of blogs on the LymeDisease. Learning to be supportive when your partner has Lyme disease.

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A lot of the feedback and stories from members are truly heart-breaking and really showcase the range of reactions loved ones can have to chronic illness. There are also some uplifting and positive stories of love that has grown and bonds which have strengthened, enabling self-worth to remain and grow despite the hardship. Our illness can taint our vision of ourselves in the most soul-destroying way.

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Touched by Lyme

I was about to go on a date with a cute guy I'd met on a plane. While picking a restaurant, he asked if there was anything I didn't eat. I thought of my long list: Well , gluten, dairy, sugar, alcohol, caffeine, anything that causes inflammation.. I decided to edit my list to just gluten and dairy, and he chose a Mexican restaurant. At dinner, it was apparent that we liked each other.

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