More “You might be a Lymie if…” moments….

you might be a lymie if…your brain has automatically programmed itself to overlook spelling errors so that when you are talking to other lymies and they substitute the wrong word you don’t even realize it. SP

Haha S! I do that too! I always tell people not to bother correcting themselves because I do it for them in my head. Or when they correct themselves, you have no idea why because you’re so dyslexic that the words seem to be spelled right! LH

You might be a lymie if…. you’re cleaning your frantically cleaning your house at night (for no apparent reason), you see your shadow and it scares you so bad, you pee a little…AN

if…..the day before you go to doc u get ur nails done. that morning you take your five hour shower, wear you nice dress, actually put some makeup on (as miuch as you can pile on before u start shaking), wear a cute pair of high heel boots… (since you are in a wheelchair and dont have to walk in them) all because this is your outing for the month. and then the first person who see u says, ‘ you look awful, are you okay?’ AND if u use tomorrows spoons you might squeeze dinner out of the event just so you can sit in a hard booth and say,"honey I have to go home, i feel like i am going to pass out"as soon as they laid the food down in front of you. DW

You might be a Lyme if you put toast down the toaster (provided you’re not gluten intolerant yet) and then walk away. You return to the kitchen moments later because you are *suddenly* hungry and want to find a snack, only to have the toast pop back up and scare you half to death. CM

You might be a lymie if you were looking for a snack in your cabinet and found yogurt that you put there 2 weeks ago instead of putting it in the fridge! DB

As I was reading your comment, I actually read "I actually sat in my baking cupboard undetected for months" I was about to rescue you, but I don’t even know who you are. Or do I? NN

I love that song (Brad paisley’s tick song)! Haha, if my boyfriend sang that to me, I’d probably propose to him! Haha, it helps that he looks so much like Brad Paisley they could be brothers LH

you might be a lymie if ………uh, I can’t remember ka

You go to the ER with a major gallbladder attack and all they want to know is – "why have you been on IV abx for almost a year?" WHO THE FUCK CARES? I’m dying in pain! WE all know why we have to be on long-term abx, but in so much pain I just don’t have the STUFF to explain. Thank god for my LLMD. If she were there she probably would have knocked him out. LH

You’re up this late, knowing you have to go to work tomorrow, and for the life of you, you cannot sleep. And you know if you try, you’ll just lie there and stare at the TV and/or the ceiling until 3:00 am and you have to get up at 5:00. Oh, and don’t forget the dizzies when you lie down. Like you’ve drank a 12 pack without the calories….and the white floaties in your eyes just make it all the more exciting….KLH

you might be a lymie (family) if….I was cleaning the dishes by hand and dropped one plate onto another plate already in the sink. Both plates are now broken. I felt bad and apologized to mom. 5 minutes later, Mom was finishing cleaning the remaining dishes then BAM *shatter noise* "Mom…are you ok?!" "Yeah S I’m alright. I just broke a big bowl." LOL it’s been one of those days. SS

You both know…it’s okay…and there are more important things than dishware, right?…but it’s never easy is it….♥ ♥JT

So sorry. You might be a Lymie if your speaking with another lymie and you both forgot what you were talking about in the middle of the conversation. Happened to me last night at a Lyme benefit for a young lady. JS

you might be a lymie if your Neuroligist is more concerned about you taking ABX’s longterm then the recent "substantial" changes on a Brain MRI within a year. Tells you , you were cured with 30 days of Doxy and the symptoms you are still suffering after 2 years must be something else. What the something else is , well he doesnt know…that just happens sometimes. WTF……..HELLO…..wakeup…….that somethings else is called LYME!!! BK

just want to clarify i Only have Lyme, i was just using the "Chemo" as a comparison to Lyme treatment, But after all the dissing towards Lyme treatment & i take that personally against my great LLMD, he wants to see me in 3 months. to see how i am doing??? i’m just a little confused as to why??? BK

AMEN! You put it so perfectly. The non Lyme-literate docs just love the word "cured" don’t they? All the doxy did was "cure" my ehrlichia. And honestly, I think I still have it. LH

I have been battling lyme for many years undignosed for 8 treated like crap from the doctors here in ohio told to go to a shrink more times then I can remember. praying that I will get remission after 13 months of treatment I have improved but not to the point that I should have . I have gone back to school which is draining I have no social outside of facebook havent dated since my divorce in 05 because of my disease. But its really bad when you have a sister and a brother in law that tells people that u are faking so when I was yelled at about something stupid by my brother in law he said that I was nuts and I wasnt sick so I shouted back you ignorant ass I didnt get my picc line and antibotics at the check out at walmart . I have been fighting for disablity for 2 yrs still no court date im stuck here at my sisters because I cant pay rent on 300 a month income from welfare before I got really sick I had my own cleaning busniess and now I have nothing I want to get out of here so bad but no one is willing to help me if only I could come up with the money to buy a used trailer and live in that till I can get disablity please pray for me to get out of this hell hole of my sisters house stress is not going to help me get better thanks all my new lyme friends its been a blessing to have all you too talk to and feel free to friend request me if you havent all ready god bless all of you. LP

you might be a lymie if you have been sick for 20 years and still not right and people keep telling you "but you look great!" JF

I so get it! Sometimes I just want to scream. Some people think I am just crazy, others really understand and when I look lost they just go with the flow til I get what they are saying. NM

All the time! CM

You might be a Lymie if…you know more about the interactions of your medications than your Pharmacist. JJ

HAHA Love it!!! BP

Isn’t that the truth! NN

You go to the hospital for an MRI and you reminisce about all the time that you have spent there in previous years- in the ER, emergency psychiatry, day programs, etc. The surroundings are familiar, so you get a warm fuzzy feeling. Of course all of this is now- earlier tonight actually- now that I’m WAY better PI

you might be a lymie if you take alchole pads and rub them all over ur arm where your picc line and its better then anything because ur skin hurts from the tegaderm LP

if the medical records hands you results of test without asking ur name because you have been there so much they know your voice LP

you might be a lymie if all the local hospitals red flagged you from being there a few hundred times for verous sytoms before being dignosised and telling you that in less you have something sticking out of ur body they will not stop the pain they do a drug test and ur not a addict…..LP

you might be a lymie if you go to get ur IV out of the fridge 7 times and you come back to your room and realized you still didnt have so 6 more trips and finally u got it…LP

you might be a lymie if you post these as your status instead of the You Might be a Lymie page. LOL JB

what i screwed it up crap i am on there wall not mine holy shit well theres the proof LP

You might be a lymie if you go to your doctor and ask them to get the plates from the truck and bus that hit you and ran I ask my pcp that a month ago because of being really sick and he looks at you and says someone did a hit and skip no dumb ass its a metaphor LP

You might be a Lymie if…you have to recruit family members to do your PICC line dressing changes because your insurance has cut you completely off and it’s too expensive to pay out of pocket for a visiting nurse! JJ

or ur nursing services sucks so bad you have to do it ur self and then you fire them and they call and say im coming to take your picc line and you say back come to my house and try to take this thing out of my arm and ill drop a lawsuit on you so fast it will make ur head spin LP

The horror stories from insurance are unreal. We not only need medical care we need insurance that will let us get better. NM

You might be a Lymie if….your 10 year old nephew calls you a "lemon" SE

You might be a lymie if..you think you know what you are doing on the computer, but 90% of your emails sent to you are blank!!! Lyme..123,456,789…P 2!! PSG

This one the ladies will associate with..you might be a lymie if…you forget you have one on… PSG

If you started to post something right here, then as soon as you started typing, you forgot what you were typing to post in the first place…………. : ( RD

You might be a lymie if, you get in the shower feel a wet sock on your arm and realize you forgot to put your picc line shower cover on! MH

oh i have come very close a few times!!! BK

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thoughts to think upon when able to think….

The definition of success–To laugh much; to win respect of intelligent persons and the affections of children; to earn the approbation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to give one’s self; to leave the world a little better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition.; to have played and laughed with enthusiasm, and sung with exultation; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived–this is to have succeeded."

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The Keys to Life…

So often time it happens, we all live our life in chains, and we never even know we have the key. ~The Eagles, "Already Gone" LH

yeah well I swallowed my fn key and it hasnt come out in my poo yet…keep waiting…………………………….DB

Only key I’d need is the one to the spirochete…to shut it down… Other keys….I’ve found!!! KEH

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Print and post of the day….

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Finger Monkeys – Is this not cute of what?? show the little ones

I WANT A COUPLE!!!!!!! Note to Spouse….b-day coming up….

Enjoy! If it wasn’t for the Internet… would you have ever seen or have known about these little creatures? They are way too cute! They are native to rain-forests of Brazil , Peru , Bolivia , Ecuador and Colombia . (Source: Buzzle) Finger monkeys are, as a matter of fact, pygmy marmosets. They are also known by the names "pocket monkey"and "tiny lion". This cute little primate hugs and grips on to your finger so tight that it pulls your heartstrings and you wish you could take it home with you. Finger Monkeys The finger monkey is the tiniest living primate in the world. It’s so small that it can hold on to your finger. These primates belong to the family Callitrichidae, species Cebuella and genus C. pygmaea. att000102 att000133 att000164 att000195 att000226 att000257 att000288 att000319 att0003410 att0004012 att0004313 att0004614

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Great US Marine Poster

It’s not until you fall ill, have a good friend or know a family member with a chronic illness or disability that a true understanding of their challenges is made a reality!

Subject: Great US Marine Poster

This has got to be one of the GREATEST promo posters for the USMC that America has ever seen…. OOH-RAH !!!

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Nichole Grant…a reminder….

Two months is too little, they let him go, they had no sudden healing. To think that Providence would take a child from his mother while she parts is appalling. Who told you we’d be rescued, what has changed and why should we be saved from nightmares? We’re asking why this happened, to us who have died to sin? It’s Unfair…This is what it means to be Held, how it feels when the sacred is torn from your life and you survive…This is what it is to be loved and to know that the promise was when everything fell we’d be HELD…This hand is bitterness; we want to taste it, let the hatred numb our sorrows. The walls have opened slowly to lilies of the valley and tomorrow…This is what it means to be Held, how it feels when the sacred is torn from your life and you survive…This is what it is to be loved and to know that the promise was when everything fell we’d be HELD. If hope is born of suffering: If this is only the beginning, can we not wait for one hour, watching for our Savior? This is what it means to be Held, how it feels when the sacred is torn from your life and you survive This is what it is to be loved and to know that the promise was when everything fell we’d be HELD. Yeah….we’d be held, Oh, This is what it is to be loved and to know that the promise was when everything fell we’d be HELD. This is what it means to be Held…

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Your job…:-)

When you have an ‘I Hate My Job day’ [Even if you're retired, you sometimes have those days]

Try this out:

Stop at your pharmacy and go to the thermometer section and purchase a rectal thermometer made by
Johnson & Johnson. Be very sure you get this brand.

When you get home, lock your doors, draw the curtains and disconnect the phone so you will not be disturbed.

Change into very comfortable clothing and sit in your favorite chair. Open the package and remove the
thermometer.

Now, carefully place it on a table or a surface so that it will not become chipped or broken.

Now the fun part begins.

Take out the literature from the box and read it carefully. You will notice that in small print there is a statement:

"Every Rectal Thermometer made by Johnson & Johnson is personally tested and then sanitized."

Now, close your eyes and repeat out loud five times,’ I am so glad I do not work in the thermometer quality control department at
Johnson & Johnson.’

HAVE A NICE DAY; AND REMEMBER, THERE IS ALWAYS SOMEONE ELSE WITH A JOB THAT IS MORE
OF A PAIN IN THE ASS THAN YOURS!

Enjoy life now – It has an expiration date!

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inspiring quotes

"The one who flies highest sees farthest." -Jonathan Livingston Seagull (Richard Bach)

"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed." -Albert Einstein

"The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than their democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is fascism – ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power." -Franklin D. Roosevelt

A mother thinks about her child day and night, even when they are grown. A mother loves her children in a way that they will never understand. A mom will be there for her children when no one else will. A mom would take a bullet, stand in front of a train, and ask God to take her instead of her child. If you have a child that you love….as much as I love mine, pass it on….. ♥

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truth for today

Love many, trust few, always paddle your own canoe…

To get something you never had, you have to do something you never did" When God takes something from your grasp. He’s not punishing you, but merely opening your hands to receive something better. Concentrate on this sentence. "The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not protect you." Something good will happen to you today, something that you have been waiting to hear. Please do not break. Just 27 Words, ‘God our Father , walk through my house and take away all my worries and illnesses and please watch over and heal my family in your name, Amen.’ This prayer is so powerful… Does God come first in your life? If so, stop what you’re doing & Watch what He does!

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