Deppressed about it......you bet!! I would sleep my way through it if someone would let me.

Maybe I am just wallering in self pitty!
Just wish my hubby was here to help me deal!! (in Iraq w/Ar Nat. Guard till at least early May)

And then to have your husband far away, in the place he is?

I think you have the right to do some mourning. There is plenty of time to pick yourself up. Give yourself a little time first.

At least both of you have youth on your side. Hang in there, sweetie!

I still can't believe I have Lyme even though I've been on abx for l5 months now! Especially, since there is no Lyme disease in MO!!!

Hang in there. Many people on Lymenet will help you get through this on a day to day basis. It helps me.

God bless your husband for all he does for us. May he come home soon.

Hugs to you and your daughter,

I remember feeling exactly like you do now. I think the reality of how bad I actually felt set in when I was finally diagnosed and knew my symptoms weren't psychological. I had been in denial for a long time prior to my diagnosis and never really acceptd that I felt as bad as I did. After all, the ducks kept telling me there was nothing wrong with me.

With diagnosis I had to accept that I wasn't just going to wake up one morning symptom free and I had to find a way to deal with this. I think depression played it's part too. After all with any loss we go through a greiving process.

It must be very difficult for you too to have your husband so far away at a time when you need his support, both emotionally and physically, the most.

Wallering in self-pity is not such a bad thing as long as you don't waller too long. You have a right to your emotions, it's just trying to find the positives that will reveal the blessing in your trials.

I have you, your children and husband in my prayers. God is so good to supply our needs. I beleive it is through life experiences he is molding us to do his work. Only he knows the future and I beleive it is in today that he is preparing us for tomorrow.

God bless

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Originally posted by twobusymom:
Amanda

You have a right to your emotions, it's just trying to find the positives that will reveal the blessing in your trials.

I have you, your children and husband in my prayers. God is so good to supply our needs. I beleive it is through life experiences he is molding us to do his work. Only he knows the future and I beleive it is in today that he is preparing us for tomorrow.

God bless

Cheryl

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With that Cheryl, I must tell you that I and my husband have come back to Christ through this and I tell everyone that this deployment has been the best thing that has happened to us.

I have always said to people that everything happens for a reason, we may not like it, but...

That is truely how I avoid MOST disappointment in my life.
But, I AM having a hard time applying it to this situation.

Pray, pray, pray.......I am really at loss for words now, also having a hard time spelling with my typing.

I am kind of new here, but after reading your post, I had to reply.

I have spent the last 4 years taking my 16 year old son to doctor after doctor, finally getting a diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome. I have spent the last 4 years reading and reading to try and understand what it is all about.

Three months ago, as I sat in a LLMD office and heard the words - you have lyme - to my son, my mouth dropped open and I felt like I was in shock.

I still feel that way, and now I am spending every day trying to understand what this is all about. I thought chronic fatigue syndrome was a puzzle. Well, Lyme has my head spinning.

I sit at home with my son every day, wondering how the abx are affecting him, but not wanting to nag him with questions.
ANyway, I also have that feeling = overwhelmed and still find it hard to believe. I can't even deal with the fact that the doctor thinks I may have it (diagnosed with fibromyalgia).

One day at a time, by the grace of God.

Your current feelings of disbelief and depression are absolutely NORMAL (a word that is seldom used in describing ANY lyme predicament!)

Please know that we are here for you...whatever you may need...
To vent
To ask questions
To receive support.

Keeping you and yours in my prayers.

Much love,
Melanie