Sharon E. Rainey's Blog

Dearest Friends and Family, As I prepare to write each year’s letter, I reread the previous year’s letters. Rereading my 2016 letter was like reopening a fresh wound and rubbing salt in it. My grief has “improved,” lessening in intensity and frequency, but it remains constant. I have always believed that even our worst moments […]

I am reprinting this chapter from our book, Lyme Savvy: Treatment Insights for Lyme Patients and Practitioners because i think it might help you develop your own Christmas list and your own “how to survive the holiday” ideas . . . Miscellaneous Aids During Treatment Sharon I used to believe when I got sick, I […]

Five years ago, Stephen had surgery on his shredded collarbone the day after Thanksgiving. He was miserable that entire holiday. Another Thanksgiving, Joey had strep throat and Jeff stayed home with him instead of joining the rest of the family. We brought leftovers, but . . . One Christmas, a relative’s oven broke and the […]

We have had quite a few new people sign up for our blog postings so I thought I would just touch base. I thought I would let you know that we give away a copy of Lyme Savvy each month to a lucky winner on Facebook in the Lyme Patient Raffle group. Lyme Advise is […]

In the past few weeks, I have talked with several newly diagnosed individuals. Three of them had never heard the word “co-infections.” Thus, they had never heard of Bartonella, Babesia, Erlichiosis . . . and the list goes on. It can be frustrating to educate people about Lyme itself. It can be doubly frustrating to […]

8 Years Ago Today: The First Appointment I lied on the 22-page “Complete History Form” Dr. Mozayeni asks all patients to fill out. I suspected if I revealed all of the symptoms I had experienced over the years, he would surely think I needed a psychiatrist rather than an LLMD. No one has that many […]

I mourn for a father lost, and i celebrate my husband who gave me a son. I didn’t want children when Jeff Rainey and I married. I woke up one morning, turned over and said, “Honey, I want to have a baby.” He replied without missing a beat, “It’s a good thing I’m flexible.” My […]

No more worries about having to carry that heavy paperback book around with you! We have the Kindle version of Lyme Savvy now available! Just go to Amazon and it’s there! If you already bought the paperback version on Amazon, the Kindle version is just $2.99! How’s THAT for a deal?!

I hope by now you have learned a few things about Lyme disease that you didn’t know thirty days ago. I hope you carry this information forward in case you find yourself infected or you hear from a friend who has a myriad of mysterious symptoms who can’t seem to get an accurate diagnosis. I […]

From Galaxy Diagnostics John (age 53) – Multiple Sclerosis As a small animal veterinarian, John had daily contact with animals for more than 30 years. Starting in late 2004, he suffered numerous progressive neurological symptoms, debilitating enough that after being a runner for years, he faced the possibility of being wheelchair bound. His hands became […]