What are you thankful for?

i am grateful that the members here gave me the confidence and insights to try something I might have overlooked and how they also prevented me from making bad choices. There is a very candid and special group of people here.

I am also very thankful for this forum. I'm not sure I would even be diagnosed yet...if it wasn't for the members on here telling me that my symptoms could be Lyme...and to test with Igenex.


I am also thankful that I have a supportive Dr. who has never questioned my diagnosis and long-term abx treatment.

And, my husband, other family members and some close friends who have stood by me through this ordeal.

I'm thankful for family, friends and this forum. I have learned a lot from here.

Also thankful for the unseen friends I have made on this forum, the thread posters and the email people. What wonderful people are in this world.

I sure wish good health for all.

Ha Serfr! Love that one!! But I am afraid they drop out of trees though.

I am thankful for my husband who has stood by me all these years when no one knew why I was always miserably sick and in pain. He believed me and never wavered, not once, for 9 years. And to this day does all he can to help me and make me as comfortable as possible while I heal.

What I learned through all this is that everyone has a story. Everyone is dealing with something. So I am thankful that I am now more empathetic toward others...not that I was uncaring, but I now see others for their trials and I have more compassion toward others than I ever had before. A huge life lesson I would say.

I am also thankful for my dog. She has been by my side through this for her whole life. Everyday. Kind. Loving. Caring. Compassionate. Sits with me (most of the time on me and she is 50 lbs hahah) when I am in bad shape and just loves on me more than I can believe a dog should be capable of.

And I am thankful for this group who always talks me off my ledge and I learn so much about this disease from you all. The best part? Is that when I just can't believe I have a strange symptom or something weird that no one in their right mind would believe if I told them...well you all have had similar things and that makes me feel not alone in this and not crazy either.

I am thankful for this forum and the help and support it gives,

I am thankful when i have good days that i used to take for granted and i am thankful for my kids because there have been some days when i didnt know if i could go on but they gave me a reason to never give up.