Lyme disease

I keep saying I should use some of this blog to educate people about lyme disease. The truth is, I'm too tired. But look! Someone else is already doing it, so I don't have to :-P

Bronchitis... again

Well, one of the curses of Lyme Disease is that your immune system is weak. I have contracted another horrible cold with Bronchial infection. My asthma has been acting up, I can't get comfortable enough to sleep well... wah wah waaaaaah

I blame college kids.

After being stranded in NYC I finally got home, by Amtrak. It was a great way to travel, the seats are much larger than on an airplane. I was even able to lay down (in a ball) and rest for a while. However... the ride is much longer, so I was exposed to many more germs.

The train was full of kids returning from spring break. I sat near a ditsy blond who had spent the entire past week getting drunk and "hooking up" in Cancun. She also brought back some nasty germ... which she spread to the entire train cabin by coughing wide mouthed into the open air repeatedly. My 5 year old was appalled when I told him about my ride. He said if he was on the train he would have told her the proper way to cough (into your elbow) so you don't spread germs.

Oh well, it just means I take azythromycin for a week, then wait a while before starting back up on my antibiotics for my Lyme. Probably I'll start on the Clarithromycin and Plaquenil combination again soon... but I have to get over this respiratory infection first. Sometimes I wonder if I'll ever finish my Lyme treatment. I seem to keep having to stop due to other illnesses. The good news is, when I'm off the antibiotics I can definitely tell that I am getting better on the whole... it's just taking a long time.

Stranded in NYC

Well, after an incredible week in New York City studing the theology of mission, I am now stuck here for a few extra days. Don't get wrong, I loved the course and I had a great time, I'm just ready to go home. NYC is fun, but it's expensive. It's very difficult to find inexpensive entertainment ideas... especially if you are disabled.

There are limited subway stations with elevators, but who can afford a cab?! So, I've been doing a lot more walking than I should with my Lyme disease. I'm just glad I'm having a "good week" because otherwise I would be stranded here in this house.

Back to the disability access rantings, elevators are rare in public areas, and the sidewalks are trecherous. I have seen very few people walking with canes, and only one person in a wheel chair the entire time I've been here. Tell me, in a city with 9 million residents (and an additional 4 million who come in for the day)... where are all the people with mobility issues? Is there some secret way to get around the city? If so, please tell me! My legs and my back are killing me!