MESZMERIZED

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MESMERIZED

  

If you ask a Chronic Lyme's Patient to give ONE word that can explain how they feel, I guarantee you the word would be MESMERIZED! They are left 'stupefied' when told that after many tests being run, "We see nothing wrong with you." The Lyme Patient feels 'controlled' and as well as 'deadened' by the aches, pains, and nerve damage left with being handicapped on a daily basis.

 

You will see, in this blog and in the internet, thousands of testimonies of hurting individuals all who have seen specialists, undergone thousands of dollars of tests, and told they must have a psychological issue. I remember when our 'saga' began, the doctor prescribed nerve pills for my husband (who is the most 'laid-back-even-tempered' person I know). Basically telling him he was having some type of break down.  MESMERIZED!

 

Some days, patients find themselves seemingly grasping ahold of the pain, and trying to just move forward with their lives. Yet, what happens is that because there is so much pain; they get tired quickly. The more tired they become, the more frustrated they are not able to accomplish not only what they use to be able to do, but NEED to get done NOW. Mother's with young children who need them, fathers who are the main bread winner for their families and children, who miss school and cannot play like other children. This leaves them all mesmerized!

 

Understanding the emotional factor of Chronic Lyme's (with the co-diseases); is essential to be able to first; pray as well as be a support system for them. You see; the patient feels beat down, be-littled, forgotten, ignored and condescended...after facing doctor after doctor telling them there is nothing they can see why they are hurting.

 

Eventually, time goes by and they find they have aged quickly (as well as their care givers). That all of sudden there is nerve damage that cannot ever be fixed (due to the Lyme). They are being pushed in a wheel chair, not being able to accomplish some of the simplest of tasks. Still, the government turns their heads as well as insurance companies. MESMERIZED!

 

In our particular story, there are days like that! For sure, there are long nights and exhausting days. BUT...without God we could not go forward. By spending quality time with Him in the Word of God, Waiting in His Presence and truly worshipping at His feet; that is the fire that ignites continuous passion for life. Joy is instilled and HOPE that comes simply by KNOWING HIM!

 

We cast our cares on Him, for we have found He truly cares! If we decide to live MESMERIZED, then we live with great anger, hopelessness, loneliness, and frustration. We have decided NO MORE. Doing so, and living IN CHRIST, changing our out-look on life, thus continually retaining GREAT STRENGTH through it all!

 

May all fellow 'LYMIES' find that Jesus will be their injection of great joy, peace and strength! And you will no longer need to feel; 'MESMERIZED'!

 





 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. I Peter 5:7

Patience Living With Lyme Disease

Here is a journal of Brad's thoughts dealing with the struggle of living with Chronic Lyme Disease. 

Brad Snowden still in a wheel chair,
because of pain and severe weakness.
He becomes dizzy, breathless & heart
hurts just after 50 feet of walking.

  There is a word that most of us don’t like or certainly pray about and that is patience.

  This however is very important when we think of Lyme's, because there are no cure all formulas . It is not like a cold that will simply go away with time and  in dealing with this disease, it is a long haul prospective that helps deal with it better. The long haul can in some ways be the most discouraging part, because every long day can seem like a fight just to get through it with a since of sanity intact .The fight isn’t for the short term but for the finish that is the focus. There are many scopes of treatment which may only focus on the short term and that is probably the difference of approaches. 

  I believe every patient  desires the treatment to be quick as possible but more important to me is the complete control of the symptoms. The challenge for me is the mental focus on the goal and to have the drive to finish no matter how long it takes. It takes patience with the treatment as well as with yourself   The key is to deal with the now so there can be a bright future. The focus must be on the journey to the very end and not on the calendar  and it is not easy to over look the time it takes yet, it will produce the end result we strive for if we are patient.