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On Saturday I broke my foot. I went to work on Tuesday and there was an outpouring of concern, compassion and understanding.
I was sickened. After 2 years of Lyme and no one taking it seriously I told them that this was nothing. They looked at me like I was crazy.
I hate this disease.
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Dekrator48
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Hi John,
So sorry about your foot and even more sorry about the lyme.
At least those people were compassionate to you.
Compassion is always good. I totally understand though, what you mean.
I look perfectly healthy so I know people do not think that my lyme is a serious problem.
It is human nature I guess..since they could see your broken foot, but cannot see your many lyme symptoms.
Just wanted to say I understand.
Wishing you healing in all ways.
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I have not told my coworkers about my Lyme, mainly because I prefer to think that the absence of compassion is because they don't know, and not that they don't care.
But the truth is, people just don't understand what it's like until it happens to them.
At least you get sympathy and understanding here on Lymenet.
I'm with you in despising the disease.
Wishing you a good day.
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I tell everyone. I believe it is better to spread awareness. It has cost me personally, but if we all hide our disease it helps the other side to deny it.
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Carol in PA
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A broken foot they can understand.
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i've always said if we were in full body casts they would understand.
what they can't see is not serious.
my work suffered greatly and i tried to tell them but they really didn't give a hoot, so i retired.
sometimes you just have to let that pony run.
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Today I got a gift card and since I broke my foot people have been running out of their way to open doors and carry things for me.
If they could only see how bad Lyme can really be and Lyme is almost completely ignored.
I feel like screaming at them, "I DON'T CARE ABOUT MY BROKEN FOOT. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! I HAVE LYME DISEASE!!!"
It is the perfect deniable disease. I could really understand why the government might have been looking into this on Plum Island if they did.
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