"IF YOU FIND IN YOUR HEART TO CARE FOR SOMEBODY ELSE YOU WILL HAVE SUCCEEDED"- Maya Angelou
I have found it in my heart to care for another human being. It was something I never thought I would succeed at: romance and love. I am writing this today to thank Rick for the month of June and the celebration of my 50 years. As the month closes, I am full of gratitude. I couldn't find a card to say how I feel. No song is appropriate, but my favorite song was sung (dubbed) by Rita Hayworth in Pal Joey. Not only was the celebration a milestone, but it couldn't have been more special. Rick outdid himself. As the month closes I want to say thank you. You'll never know how much I love you.
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
From Pal Joey (sung by Rita Hayworth )
Lyrics by Lorenz Hart, music by Richard Rodgers
After one whole quart of brandy (NOT)
Like a daisy I awake
With no Bromo Seltzer handy,
I don't even shake.
Men are not a new sensation;
I've done pretty well, I think.
But this half-pint imitation
Put me on the blink
I'm wild again
Beguiled again
A simpering, whimpering child again
Bewitched, bothered and bewildered am I
Couldn't sleep
And wouldn't sleep
Until I could sleep where I shouldn't sleep
Bewitched, bothered and bewildered am I
Lost my heart but what of it?
My mistake I agree.
he's a laugh, but I like it
because the laugh's on me.
A pill he is
But still he is
All mine and I'll keep him until he is
Bewitched, bothered and bewildered
Like me.
Seen a lot
I mean I lot
But now I'm like sweet seventeen a lot
Bewitched, bothered and bewildered am I
I'll sing to him (my RICK)
Each spring to him
And worship the trousers that cling to him
Bewitched, bothered and bewildered am I
When he talks he is seeking
Words to get off his chest.
Horizontally speaking
He's at his very best.
Vexed again
Perplexed again
Thank God I can't be over-sexed again
Bewitched, bothered and bewildered am I
Wise at last
My eyes at last
Are cutting you down to your size at last
Bewitched, bothered and bewildered no more
Burned a lot
But learned a lot
And now you are broke, though you earned a lot
Bewitched, bothered and bewildered no more
Couldn't eat
Was dyspeptic
Life was so hard to bear;
Now my heart's antiseptic
Since you moved out of there
Romance-Finis
Your chance-finis
Those ants that invaded my pants-finis
Bewitched, bothered and bewildered no more.
Had to share those good words..Now back to blogging...
LYME DISEASE IS Bewildering. There are not enough physicians treating these tick borne infections. Yes, we know how to give an antibiotic but there are few treating chronic Lyme disease well. When Lyme disease is involved with the co-infections there is overall havoc. There are physicians who have linked Lyme to autism. It may not be the main reason, but can be in the differential. A patient-- whether a child with autism or an adult might have other problems that need to be addressed before the Lyme disease. For example, a diet rich in breads, cakes and sugar causing yeast overgrowth will not help the Lyme. The yeast problem would have to be addressed before treating the actual Lyme disease. Also a patient who has a heavy metal burden with mercury, lead or other toxic metals would have to be treated before or at the same time.
These metals as well as the yeast cause immune deficient states, which then allow the Lyme bacteria to cause havoc on the body. Attention must be given to the other symptoms of the body. The problem I have is that a patient gets a tick bite. Sees their primary doctor. He does the blood tests and treats with antibiotics. The patient over time feels brain fog, muscle aches and pains, and has digestive issues. The patient never thinks it could be Lyme, nor at times does the physician. The patient needs a full work-up. The patient might need to be detoxified. Food and environmental allergies need to be tested. Heavy metals need to be assessed via pre and post 6 hr provocation with a chelator (as per the American College of Advancement of Medicine - ACAM).
A dietary lifestyle change will likely be necessary. The patient needs to be aware what foods can heal the body faster. The patient will need to address ways to decrease stress in their life. The doctor might need to talk to the family to explain about Lyme Disease. The physician needs to explain the chronic effects to the patient and their family. What I am saying is that the physician needs to get involved.
I rotate antibiotics for three months depending on the laboratory results. I might use intravenous antibiotics early in the course of treatment. When I trained, the medical community did not know how to treat Lymes. Some do not believe in using more than one antibiotic. I would seek out a Lyme specialist who treats the disease by both allopathic and alternative treatments. I tend to use two intracellular antibiotics, sometimes with or without flagyl (remember you cannot drink alcohol with flagyl). And I still use doxycycline. Of course not all at the same time. If the doctor uses antibiotics he will have to replace the good bacteria at different times of the day. The good bacteria are probiotics.
So you see-- Lyme Disease is not that simple. It is a complicated disease caused by a small, yet complicated organism...
By the way..
Dr. Maya Angelou is one of the most renowned and influential voices of our time. Hailed as a global renaissance woman, Dr. Angelou is a celebrated poet, memoirist, novelist, educator, dramatist, producer, actress, historian, filmmaker, and civil rights activist. Read some of her poems and quotes.
Photo credit: Jill G. (taken June 12, 2010 )
I could not end the month by showing you another tick. Let's end the month on a high note.
Until tomorrow...
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