What the…?
A friend of mine was recently diagnosed with Lyme disease and she shared a documentary called, ‘Under Our Skin‘ (which I will embed for you to watch at the end of this post). I just had to share it with you all as I was totally gobsmacked after sitting through, what I have to call, a reality check — yup, one of those ‘every human being needs to watch‘ type-things.
It didn't make it any better that I'm currently rereading Stephen King's, The Stand (about a runaway strain of the flu that brought down humanity and brought on the biblical Apocalypse).
All jokes aside, I had heard of Lyme disease but wasn't really clued up about it and was totally unaware of the whole controversy surrounding chronic Lyme disease and the treatment thereof (amounting to the level of ‘conspiracy theory', I might add!) .
You can read more about this conditions overview and clinical trials at the NHS (UK) site here: Lyme disease.
What is it?
In a nutshell, it is a bacterial infection spread by infected ticks to humans. If detected in its early stages, it can be treated quite effectively but if it is left undiagnosed, it can lead to chronic Lyme disease, which can only be managed at the moment (and to great financial cost and physical suffering).
The sad thing is, not enough research is being done or deemed necessary as to whether it can be spread as a STD or if it is passed on to the unborn fetus in the womb (although the documentary I'm about to share is pretty convincing that it is).
The Unbelievable Divide
For those of you who don't know, there is a split in the medical field over chronic Lyme disease — some doctors deny it even exists whilst others try their best to treat patients suffering with this debilitating illness. Treatment is hard to come by in certain countries and some doctors even brush the disease off as being psychosomatic.
The doctors who are ballsy enough to treat the conditions are often sued and lose their license to practice medicine (paper trail leading back to frustrated medical insurance companies who aren't too happy about paying for long term treatments).
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The most common symptoms (although the list is as long as your arm!) are:
- extreme pain and swollen joints,
- nervous system conditions such as numbness, pain in limbs, memory loss and paralysis of facial muscles,
- heart problems,
- sensitivity to light, migraines, stiff neck due to inflammation of the membranes surrounding the spine and brain
As I said, the list is long, and can also include rashes and shaking. There are reasons to believe that this bacteria could indeed be linked to MS, Parkinson's, Alzheimer, fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (to name a few common biggies).
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But don't take my word for it, please watch the documentary below — it's a real eye-opener! And please share it with family and friends so we can all have a broader range of compassion for the souls who are dealing with this or have a loved one who is. Thank you.
Cherie Roe Dirksen is a self-empowerment author, multi-media artist and musician from South Africa.
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