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Living With Tick-Borne Infections in WA State
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RIP Poppa (& Happy New Year)
On the 10th of January 2019, a month after he turned 97, James McCorkle – my maternal grandfather – passed away in his sleep. Born in Glasgow in December 1921, he was a pilot who flew in the Royal Air Force before, during and… Continue Reading “RIP Poppa (& Happy New Year)”
Happy Holidays!
I haven’t been working here as constantly as I should be… because I broke my back training my puppy. But happy holidays to everyone. Only a few more days until January brings us around into a new cycle, new possibilities, the New Year. Merry… Continue Reading “Happy Holidays!”
Life… Or Something Like It
It’s been longer than I had planned on updating, my apologies, but right now we are integrateing our puppy more into our lives. The thing is, she’s still a puppy. We are still working on getting her obedience solid and with family she’s great!… Continue Reading “Life… Or Something Like It”
Avril Lavigne – Head Above Water (Official Video)
Head Above Water Please… watch this video. Avril Lavigne had to take a 5 year break from performing because she fights BorreliaEtc. It’s powerful, it speaks directly to what so many of us go through… it’s hauntingly beautiful. I still can’t stop the tears… Continue Reading “Avril Lavigne – Head Above Water (Official Video)”
Adding a New Diagnosis
Over the past two decades I’ve collected an impressive list of diagnoses along with the tick-borne ones – I’ll give you a taste from my first diagnosis and then in no particular order: heartburn (that was the first guess when I couldn’t stop throwing… Continue Reading “Adding a New Diagnosis”
Recycling for BorreliaEtc
Anyone who faces chronic illness knows how medical containers pile up. Supplement bottles, vitamin bottles, protein powders, electrolyte additives, tincture bottles, glass bottles, plastic bottles, etc, etc… and I do mean pile. (Remember those boxes Jordan Fisher Smith empties in Under Our Skin?) Well,… Continue Reading “Recycling for BorreliaEtc”
Annual Picnic
It’s incredible how quickly a year can pass. It seems like just yesterday we were preparing for the 15th Annual Potluck in 2017… but here we are 11 months later… Harts Of Lyme is happy to be sponsoring WA’s 16th Annual Potluck Picnic for… Continue Reading “Annual Picnic”
The Journey Begins
BorreliaEtc.com (Say: Buh – rell – ee – ah) Hi! Welcome to BorreliaEtc, a site about a WA State family’s journey through tick-borne infections. Thanks for joining us! You’ll mostly hear from me, Anna Willo Hart, the “BorreliaEtc” patient of this house. All I’ve… Continue Reading “The Journey Begins”
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