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Personal experiences about battling Lyme disease
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Progress Report: October 2018
It’s been over two years since I’ve updated everyone on my progress. There are multiple reasons for that, some of which I’ll try to…
Nicholas C. Zakas
Oct 31, 2018
The cold
One of the strange side effects of those with chronic Lyme disease is that we don’t tend to get a lot of colds. In fact, the last time I…
Nicholas C. Zakas
Aug 29, 2016
When your health costs you your job
My last day at Box was April 12, 2016. The day came and went quietly. No mass email saying goodbye, no celebration for a new chapter of my…
Nicholas C. Zakas
Jun 10, 2016
A not-so-bad week
I’ve been struggling mightily recently, and haven’t really had the extra energy to update this blog. (I also wanted to wait until I had…
Nicholas C. Zakas
Apr 1, 2016
Progress Report: January 2016
Last year was a difficult one overall for me. I ended up changing doctors in February because I hadn’t seen any tangible improvement in my…
Nicholas C. Zakas
Jan 4, 2016
The setback
I don’t remember falling. I remember tripping and feeling pain in my foot, and then I remember being on the ground. And there I sat for…
Nicholas C. Zakas
Nov 2, 2015
Progress Report: May 2015
Progress Report: May 2015
It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything, and that’s mostly because my health kept getting worse since my last post. I spent nearly all…
Nicholas C. Zakas
May 14, 2015
Progress Report: November 2014
A lot has happened since my last progress report. There have been a lot of ups and downs; moments of thinking I had turned a corner before…
Nicholas C. Zakas
Nov 28, 2014
Chronic illness without suffering, Part 1: Meeting your body
Suffering is a state of mind, not a state of body. Understanding that you are not your body is the first step towards relieving suffering.
Nicholas C. Zakas
Sep 21, 2014
Progress Report: August 2014
It’s been six months since I started treatment. Here’s how I’m doing.
Nicholas C. Zakas
Aug 2, 2014
My treatment plan
My treatment plan
There are many ways to treat Lyme disease and its coinfections. Here’s what I’m doing.
Nicholas C. Zakas
Jul 19, 2014
Supporting those with long-term illness
Helpful tips for the healthy who want to help their friends and family
Nicholas C. Zakas
Jul 12, 2014
So you think you have Lyme disease
A beginner’s guide to understanding what that means and what you should do next
Nicholas C. Zakas
Jul 7, 2014
Desperately seeking sleep
Lyme Disease is only the latest battle in my personal war with sleep
Nicholas C. Zakas
Jun 23, 2014
I have Lyme Disease
The true story of what I’ve been living with for over 15 years
Nicholas C. Zakas
Jun 21, 2014
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