I can relate a little since for me it wasnt' a family member. I had a friend who had most of the symptoms that I had but to a lesser degree. The two that she had that I didn't have were Vertigo and Mycoplasma. (sp?) We lived in different areas. We'd talk about our experiences and different diagnoses through the years.
A few years later I found out I had lyme disease. Than I found out what having lyme meant. She wouldn't get tested. She told me once that she didn't want to be sick as I was.
I couldn't blame her, I didn't want me or her to be sick as me either.
She's was a very out doorsy lady. Even worked in construction all her life.
She saw some information on lyme somewhere and poiinted out one or two differences. That was enough to convince her it was not lyme.
She kept searching for answers. Sometime after my dx we stopped talking. I think about her from time to time but haven't heard a word from her.
It is sad. It's hard to allow them to keep searching, spending money when they haven't taken an honest look at the possibility of Lyme disease.
If they find out it is lyme then at least they can search in that direction.
Hopefully someday your friend will open up more to the idea.
Fancy
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