HOW I SAVED MY LIFE,

Not to be dramatic, but it was actually quite dramatic.

I was dying, my infection was sentencing me to a life of terrible disabilities.

Although I was walking again, I still had balance issues. My body did not know where I was in space. Stairs were impossible. Gazing down a flight of stairs I felt like I was standing at a cliff I could fall off of with any small misstep.

The migraines still plagued me, three per week originally, later they lived with me daily. I lost my business and what felt like 90% of what made me ME.

As I have written previously, 60 days of doxycycline, prescribed by my functional medicine doctor using only a clinical diagnosis and a prayer, got me walking again.

We then tried IV Rocephin for the migraines. Two weeks of infusions did in fact help my migraines, but they returned with a vengeance only three weeks later.

I was so frustrated and overwhelmed and WEAK, that I took the first few months of 2021 to "sit with it". No treatments, no research, no further testing. Just time to rest my body and my brain. It was April 2021 when I had my first tremor. That pushed me out of my denial and into Vibrant Wellness Tickborne testing that ultimately led me to my full diagnosis: Lyme Disease, Bartonella, and Tickborne Encephalitis. All attacking my brain and nervous system. Possibly my heart valves.

Sitting down with my doctor again, this time realizing that I would either win this battle or lose it, she gave me three options for treatment. I chose the biggest, baddest, most aggressive treatment to put the fire out in my brain. That same treatment was also the most researched, so I felt confident, while also desperate and scared.

This is the treatment I chose: DR HOROWITZ' DOUBLE DOSE DAPSONE https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33105645/

This is the research link to back it up. And this is the protocol:

For the full nitty gritty details, read my memoir. This was no picnic. It was the scariest thing I have ever gone through.

But my the grace of God and the determination of my doctor, we completed 7.5 weeks of the the 8 week treatment and I found remission from Lyme + .

Of course the real test is how long you stay in remission. I completed the treatment in 2021 and my neurological symptoms resolved fully by Jan 2022. It is now 2025 and I am 95% back to pre-Lyme status. And on a mission to help others find true healing and true remission.

Turning my focus to healing my body, strengthening it, rebuilding the damaged cell membranes and nerves in my brain and body was the next step in this battle and I will leave that for another post. That has been my mission since 2022, and I am excited to share that information with you in the future.

Lyme friends,

Please do not give up. I almost gave up in Jan 2021. Then I almost gave up week 5 of my 8 week DDD protocol. My doctor and my husband would not let me.

This is what worked for me. It might not be necessary for you. I have since discovered SOT therapy and have treated my son's Babesia with it. Each of us must find our own journey and own way. My way was deep and dark and IT WORKED. And since then Dr. Horowitz

has done even more research and made the protocol safer and gentler for any of you still looking for your miracle.

Reach out if you need me, I am here for you.

Kristi