Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy whatever it is that you celebrate at this time of year. As a Lyme patient myself, I know how hard holidays can be for Lyme patients or anyone who is chronically ill. Despite all the beautiful decorations, gift giving, family get togethers, the holidays can be a reminder to many of the loneliness, isolation and pain that we live in daily.
We hope that you will find a way to celebrate and not be alone for the holidays this year, even 
if it’s just spending time online with our online Lyme community. Remember to The Blanket Fort Party Holidays Seasoning Gathering on Facebook on December 25th and join in some, “non-Lyme” fun and socializing. These questions will still be active on December 25th too so join us in some distraction from the “L” word!
We can also reflect on some of the things we are grateful for in 2016. I want to thank everyone who supported me this year and who allowed me the honor of supporting them. I was blessed with yet another beautiful granddaughter and spending lots of time with Raya and Isabella. Please tell us below what you are grateful for this year.
Mostly I just want to say Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Happy Hanukkah to everyone, Lyme patients, their families, our caregivers and the health care professionals that are trying to help us, and that I pray hard every day that someday we all have a cure, a real cure and we can all get back to living life pain free. Love you all and stay strong fellow warriors.
Love,
Lisa Hilton
Check out these Holiday Humor Posts:
- A Lymie Christmas!
- Excuses Not to Attend your Event
- Lymie New Years Eve Resolutions
- What every Lymie wants for Christmas- “The Lymie Recliner”
Getting Through the Holiday as Someone who is Chronically Ill Articles
- Join the Blanket Fort Party!
- Being Sick for Christmas by Dr David Jernigan
- Surviving the Holidays when You’re Chronically Ill by Toni Bernhard J.D.
- 10 Tips for Getting Through the Holidays with Chronic Illness
- Managing Dietary Restrictions through the Holiday Season…and a little Damage Control. by Jennry Rush from Lyme Thriving (Recorded Teleconference Call)
Healthy Holiday Recipes
- Asparagus with Lime and Mint
- Avocado Salad with Heirloom Tomatoes
- One Eggnog to Rule them all by Ariane Resnick, Thinking Girl
- Raw Vegan Chocolate Mousse
- G/F Pecan Pie
- Gluten and Dairy Free Pumpkin Pie
- Gluten Free Green Bean Casserole
- List of Gluten Free Desserts
- Tasty Quinoa-Tabbouleh Salad
Send us your Favorite Healthy Holiday Recipe
Some Highlights from 2016
- LYMEPOLICYWONK: Is persistent Lyme disease caused by another organism identified by Dr. Willy Burgdorfer over 35 years ago? Why hasn’t anyone looked into it?
- 2016: LymeBuddies Jimmy the Greeks 5K for Lyme Disease Awareness
- Presentation on Colloidal Silver and Magnesium for Lyme in Elgin Illinois
- Yolanda Foster Talks Lyme Disease After ‘RHOBH’ Divorce Announcement
- Lisa Vanderpump Gets Defensive Over Yolanda Foster Lyme Disease Doubts
- Cleveland State Takes On Lyme DiseaseChallenge For Teammate
- Lyme disease clouding the brain injury issue in sports
- Lyme disease can’t hold this artist back
- WHOLE FAMILY: Daughter diagnosed with Lyme Disease after surgery
- Lisa Vanderpump Gets Defensive Over Yolanda Foster Lyme Disease Doubts
- Yolanda Foster Talks Lyme Disease After ‘RHOBH’ Divorce Announcement
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Lawmakers Hear Emotional Testimony At Hearing For Lyme Disease Bill Wisconsin Public Radio News
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Brooke on Lyme and Suicide A Lyme Patients cry for help and recognition.
- Scientists Have Sequenced the Genome of the Tick that Transmits Lyme Disease
- The Month In Plagues: Sexually-Transmitted Zika, New Lyme Disease Cause, And More
- Crystal Hefner Joins Long List Of Celebrities Suffering From Lyme Disease
- Yolanda Foster Lyme Disease: ‘RHOBH’ Star Is ‘Focused’ On Healing
- Lyme disease in children is topic.
- Mayday Announces their two Lyme Rallies this year!
- How Pope Francis helped a young girl from Brooklyn battling Lyme Disease
- Local woman with Lyme disease starts support group
- Lyme Disease Pipeline Review Report H1 2016
- Lyme Bill gets Passed in Maryland
- Lyme Summit
- Lyme Protests All Around the World
- Ally Hilfiger, Her Book, and her Articles on the Battle with Lyme Disease
- Lyme Picnic Around the World
- High levels of co-infection with pathogens and symbionts in ticks from the Ardennes
- New Urine Test Detects Early Lyme Disease
- I Was Diagnosed With Lyme Disease — And Then It Wouldn’t Go Away
- New Research Shows Lyme Bacteria Hides Inside Parasitic Worms, Causing Chronic Brain Diseases
- Cannabis and Lyme Webinar
- Lyme: The Infectious Disease Equivalent of Cancer, Says Top Duke Oncologist
- Helping doctors learn to treat Lyme and other tick-borne diseases By Dr. Betty Maloney
- Two Lyme disease bills signed in Delaware
