Believe In Destiny!

Lyme disease is serious business. I knew close to nothing about it before I met Destiny earlier this Spring, but how much I learned so quickly. Basically, Lyme is a bacterial infection caused by the bite of a deer tick. It has been known to permeate any organ in the body, not excluding muscles, joints, the nervous system, brain or heart (and in Destiny's case, all of which) -  notorious for mimicking the symptoms of countless other diseases. If you would like to know more, there are plenty of handy resources on the web.

Today, most modern practices won't acknowledge the existence of chronic Lyme disease, and instead proceed to write it off as Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome, which has become a topic of great controversy in and of itself. This creates obvious dilemmas in terms of finding treatment, let alone convincing insurance to pitch in. These circumstances have granted Destiny and her family a seemingly insurmountable slew of medical bills along with a budding hesitation to accrue any more, and have left Destiny with an unpredictable condition that can hardly dream of reaping the benefits of full-time employment.

I am here because I want Destiny to see specialists without having to worry about how she will pay the astronomic price-tag. I am here because I want her to be prepared for her next big struggle, whenever that may be. I am here because I believe that, even if she may never recover, she can be better. I am here to ask you to believe in her, too.

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