The Silver Lyming: Episode 35 with Sam Perry

Sam began experiencing symptoms from Lyme and tickborne illness when she was in high school. This was a very difficult time in life to be diagnosed, as she missed out on most of what is to be one of the best times of a young person's life. She was constantly incredibly fatigued, and had to take naps, had swollen joints, full body pain, and was hardly able to make it through a day. She's very grateful for the support of her mom, as she really helped her get through this time and get the right diagnosis.  Like so many people trying to get an accurate diagnosis, Sam went to numerous doctors in an effort to understand what was happening to her body. She was told things like that she was too stressed to that she was possibly suffering from an eating disorder, but no one seemed to take her symptoms seriously on a physical level.  She finally got an accurate diagnosis and began treatment, but it certainly was not an easy journey back to health. She actually thought she was well enough to go to college, but found it easier to hide her symptoms there because people didn't know her as well as her family, and when she came home for break, her parents were not willing to let her go back to school because she was still so sick.   It took a few more years for her to regain her health, and for her to be able to go back to school and finish her degree. When she did return to school, she had a new passion for learning about healing the body and has now double majored in biology in Spanish, and is now studying to become a chiropractor in Spain. Her life has completely transformed as a result of her contracting, Lyme and tickborne illness, and her mom, Carrie, has been a past guest on my show (episode 20: https://youtu.be/G-oC9uDiCUI?si=KCnSC85cGDehYjwm)  Her mom started an organization called Sam's Spoons, to help others afford the treatment of Lyme and tickborne illness as her family knows all too well, the expenses incurred that are not covered by insurance to help her daughter get better. Many people cannot afford these treatments and subsequently suffer unjustly. If you'd like to contribute to the organization, here is the link: https://www.samsspoons.org/  Sam is another example of someone whose life has been so deeply impacted by this sickness, that it completely changed the course and direction of her life. Gratefully, as we need more doctors to understand what Lyme and tickborne illness looks like and can do to people. There is still far too much misunderstanding about it. You can follow her journey on IG. Look for Sam.Perry7💚  Please like, and become a subscriber to my show, as it helps me get found by other individuals who are needing to hear these words. Thank you for being a supporter of mine, it really helps encourage me to continue forward on this journey.