Lyme Quotes

“I know that I'm not the only one who struggles with feelings of self-pity. How many thousands of others are sidelined by the debilitating effects of Lyme disease? Multitudes hover on sofas and beds like me, too drained to do anything more than just the bare necessities of daily functioning. In fact, some can't even do that. Anyone living with chronic illness that imposes severe limitations must experience similar feelings of disappointment, frustration, fear, sadness, and envy. I am not alone.”
― Katina Makris, Out of the Woods: Healing from Lyme Disease for Body, Mind, and Spirit

“Someday, we'll be able to trace all mental illnesses to autoimmune disorders. But we're not there yet.”
― Esmé Weijun Wang, The Collected Schizophrenias: Essays

“Lyme disease is preventable, but only if Canadians have the information they need to prevent it.”
― Vanessa Farnsworth, Rain on a Distant Roof: Personal Journey Through Lyme Disease in Canada, A

“En una palabra - sonrojándose levemente al recordar algo -, en conjunto, mis impresiones de Lyme son muy agradables.”
― Jane Austen, Persuasion

“On this journey with our disease we may experience all of the emotions I listed and more, including feeling hopeless about the present and about the future, but our God f hope quietly and tenderly reminds us to hope even when everything feels hopeless.”
― Rebecca VanDeMark, Path of Hope: Daily Reflections on Hope from the Psalms for the Lyme Disease Journey

“For everything that's known about Lyme disease, there are still an extraordinary number of unknowns in some fairly fundamental areas.”
― Vanessa Farnsworth, Rain on a Distant Roof: Personal Journey Through Lyme Disease in Canada, A

“i wish i could go back
and tell my younger self to smile with her teeth
it wasn't your fault
the tick chose you; the doctor chose the drugs
and even if it were, you have every right
to bare your yellowed fangs and tell the world to move.”
― M.J. Anthony, Tending Clay, Unearthing Stars: Poems