About Me

Please note that any information contained on this blog is not medical advice. Please consult with your physician first (that’s what I do with anything new I learn about!).

As a wise friend of mine said to me when telling him about starting this blog: “We are all in a holding pattern and treading water in our lives at some point.”

My life has two halves — a continental divide, if you will — before Lyme disease and after. Before Lyme, I worked as a policy analyst in Washington, D.C. on Capitol Hill, in the Executive Branch, and later served as a policy advocate for Native Americans and small businesses while attending law school at night. After Lyme, finishing law school and passing the bar were no minor feats. Presently, I am still struggling to find my footing as an attorney battling a chronic illness.

The extensive research skills I gained and the ability to perform deep dives in voluminous information will be reflected in the resources I share. I relish reading and absorbing information. Lyme is daunting. The information is overwhelming on the heels of a major diagnosis as well as years into the disease as its complexities unravel. Ultimately, Lyme is about learning: learning about yourself, learning about Lyme, and learning about how to find peace and grace as the two intersect. It’s not a sprint, but a life-long marathon.

Why a sand dollar?

​Several years ago, it appeared on my path along the beach. Instead of keeping the sand dollar, I took a picture of it and left it for someone else to enjoy. The memory created versus a shell stuffed away in a forgotten place. To me, the sand dollar represents wholeness, the beauty of God’s creation, and even when washed ashore and removed from its habitat, it radiates.

Only by leaving it behind could I take the moment and its beauty with me. Isn’t that what our journeys are all about? What we leave behind while we press onward. All the while seeking His presence, finding acceptance within, and clinging to the hem of Jesus’ robe in the meantime.