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Message: [QUOTE="Uconnfanatic, post: 3250552, member: 4150"] Lyme disease comes in many shapes & sizes & many degrees of illness. In its more debilitating form, it will take down the strongest of people. My daughter was a straight A+ student & an athlete that competed at the highest levels in her age group year round. She played cello & piano. She had no interest in watching tv - too busy. I watched Lyme & Bartonella take her down. There were many nights in the first year I had to carry her from the couch to her bed upstairs because she didn't have the strength to navigate the stairs. She slept 18 hours a day for the first 6 months. I saw a very bright student lose the ability to read for 3 yrs. She never lost hope. Got a GED after missing almost all of high school, scored 1500/1600 on her SATs when her cognitive skills began to return in the 5th year. That open doors & she graduated from U of New Hampshire with a 4.0 in Economics & Chemistry only one year behind her regular class despite missing five yrs of (high) school. As an achiever she was used to willing herself through any challenge. I used to have to remind her to respect her illness because it pushes back & knocks you on your butt if you don't take it slow & easy. So yes being a fighter is important but this is a disease that can really push back. It's the scourge of our generation, for sure. [/QUOTE]