Rise Above Lyme Blog

If you live with Lyme or any chronic illness, you may have heard people talk about spoons. The spoon theory is a simple way to explain what it's like to start every day with a limited amount of energy. Every task costs spoons, and once they're gone, they're gone. I made this graphic to help our community explain it to the people who love us. Count your own spoons today, and share this with someone who needs to understand. The spoon theory was created by Christine Miserandino,

To those living with chronic illness: I see you feeling overwhelmed, defeated, and dismissed at every turn. Most of all, I see your physical and emotional suffering. You're not imagining the loneliness. We can feel isolated and alone in a room full of people, even when we know they love us. I get it. It's hard to explain what this is like to someone who hasn't lived it, and exhausting to keep trying. If you're angry, be angry. It's okay. We have plenty to be angry about. But

PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH LYME: SIGNS THAT LOOK LIKE DEPRESSION, ANXIETY OR ADHD LYME IN KIDS CAN LOOK LIKE SOMETHING ELSE DEPRESSION? ANXIETY? ADHD? ACTING OUT? I understand this challenge as a patient myself and with my own child facing these diseases. I greatly empathize for parents facing this helpless feeling. We hope this post helps in some way. Short on time or energy? A quick-view graphic with the key points is at the bottom of this post. IN THIS POST -Why Lyme

Reach out to others that understand. Don't join every group, stay only in compassionate ones that focus on solutions, success stories,...

Lyme is scary, lonely and expensive, and the people who love us can make all the difference. Here's what we're really going through, and how you can help.

- by FRED DIAMOND In the summer of 2021, I decided to learn more about how my partner’s chronic Lyme disease really affected her. It...