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I recently wrote a completely different blog post updating everyone on what’s been going on in my life: my last 2 trips to Mayo, my oral surgery, etc., but decided not to publish it.  Yeah, it’s been a fun time … Continue reading →

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Hey there, body, I’ve made a decision.  I’m no longer going to let you control me the way you have for so long.  That’s right, I’m taking my life back.  I’m not going to be sick anymore.  I’m not going … Continue reading →

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“They don’t intend to die, but more than 20,000 times a year — every 19 minutes, on average — that is exactly what happens.  Accidental overdoses are now a leading cause of accidental deaths in the United States, surpassing car … Continue reading →

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  If you haven’t figured out from my lack of obnoxious facebook posts bragging about being Musky Queen, I didn’t win.  I did, however, get to talk to hundreds of people about Lyme Disease and Mitosynergy.  I also snagged the … Continue reading →

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One of my favorite places in Chicago (and maybe the world) is Will’s Northwoods Inn, a Wisconsin bar that’s basically like a log cabin, full of Packers (I’m a die-hard Packers fan) and Badgers memorabilia, fish, deer antlers, stuffed wild animals, … Continue reading →

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I recently had the pleasure of meeting Charlie, the man who founded Mitosynergy, which is the supplement that has saved me.  Charlie traveled the world searching for ways to help his nephew, who tragically suffered a spinal cord injury from … Continue reading →

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It might seem silly to compare my recent trip to Telluride to climbing Mt. Everest, but that is honestly what it symbolizes to me.  Making it to Telluride after the year I’ve had was one of my greatest achievements in … Continue reading →

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“You want to hear God laugh?  Tell Him your plans.”  Welp, the big guy must be chuckling up there.  As I approach my birthday, I’ve been reflecting on my life over the past year.  Never in my wildest nightmares could … Continue reading →

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It’s difficult, if not impossible to explain the misery one with Late Stage/Neurological Lyme Disease endures. Words just don’t seem adequate. I will give it my best shot, though- solely to help loved ones try to grasp what we deal … Continue reading →

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So this is back tracking a little, but I haven’t really written much about my surgery… My parents, Bryan (another Mayo patient who helped us a lot) and I made our way to Rochester Memorial hospital early the morning of … Continue reading →