Athena Brownson

Most people, I believe 70% of people with Lyme disease have no idea when or where they were bit.

Most people, I believe 70% of people with Lyme disease have no idea when or where they were bit.

Challenge is the perfect word because it is the most challenging thing that I have ever been through. And it is something that when you break a bone or have a surgery, you can talk to the doctor and they say, if you do A, B, C, and D, you'll get better. With chronic Lyme disease, unfortunately, there's no, if you do A, B, C, and D, you'll get better. Different for everyone.

Challenge is the perfect word because it is the most challenging thing that I have ever been through. And it is something that when you break a bone or have a surgery, you can talk to the doctor and they say, if you do A, B, C, and D, you'll get better. With chronic Lyme disease, unfortunately, there's no, if you do A, B, C, and D, you'll get better. Different for everyone.

It's something that is just starting to be really understood and studied on a global scale. And because it's different for everyone, there really is, you almost feel like a lab rat with trying different therapies. But When I was diagnosed, I truly was naive because, like I said, I was at the top of my real estate game.

It's something that is just starting to be really understood and studied on a global scale. And because it's different for everyone, there really is, you almost feel like a lab rat with trying different therapies. But When I was diagnosed, I truly was naive because, like I said, I was at the top of my real estate game.

I felt a little bit invincible before that, having come from a professional skiing career, which I actually believe is what taught me the grit to get through each day and to get through this adversity and to keep pushing forward because I believe that...

I felt a little bit invincible before that, having come from a professional skiing career, which I actually believe is what taught me the grit to get through each day and to get through this adversity and to keep pushing forward because I believe that...

When we're hit with life, with difficulties and challenges and horrific incidents, that unfortunately all of us have different adversity that we do face in life. And it's really difficult at that time to a moment and understand that the reality

When we're hit with life, with difficulties and challenges and horrific incidents, that unfortunately all of us have different adversity that we do face in life. And it's really difficult at that time to a moment and understand that the reality

Although these are the most challenging times of my life, and it's been seven and a half years, where I don't remember what it is like to not be in constant pain. I have waking up in the morning is, it feels like the most difficult task I've ever done. Every little thing thing that I do is so taxing on my body and exhausting on my body and painful. I spend a huge amount of time in hospitals.

Although these are the most challenging times of my life, and it's been seven and a half years, where I don't remember what it is like to not be in constant pain. I have waking up in the morning is, it feels like the most difficult task I've ever done. Every little thing thing that I do is so taxing on my body and exhausting on my body and painful. I spend a huge amount of time in hospitals.

Like I said, I get all of my plasma taken out once a month, which is a huge transfusion. It's really hard not to get stuck in the mud when you're dealing with something that is so challenging and so constant and chronic pain and chronic fatigue and All of the symptoms that come with Lyme disease are enough to make anyone want to stay in bed and not do anything. And I truly, a lot of people do.

Like I said, I get all of my plasma taken out once a month, which is a huge transfusion. It's really hard not to get stuck in the mud when you're dealing with something that is so challenging and so constant and chronic pain and chronic fatigue and All of the symptoms that come with Lyme disease are enough to make anyone want to stay in bed and not do anything. And I truly, a lot of people do.

And there's no right or wrong way of approaching life and its challenges. And that includes disease. Everyone has their own way to get through things. But what I personally have learned and what I hope to share with others is is we have to really dig deep and understand that when you look back in life,

And there's no right or wrong way of approaching life and its challenges. And that includes disease. Everyone has their own way to get through things. But what I personally have learned and what I hope to share with others is is we have to really dig deep and understand that when you look back in life,

nothing you don't learn your greatest lessons you don't grow when everything's going to plant we make the biggest strides we have the biggest periods of growth when we're going through difficulties and we figure out how we're going to get through them and we don't allow ourselves to gets stuck in the mud, so to speak.

nothing you don't learn your greatest lessons you don't grow when everything's going to plant we make the biggest strides we have the biggest periods of growth when we're going through difficulties and we figure out how we're going to get through them and we don't allow ourselves to gets stuck in the mud, so to speak.

And I believe that there is a time and a place for mourning or being very upset and depressed and sad and angry that your life has really been completely changed by a disease. That is is some it's not something that every once in a while you don't feel good. It's 24 hours a day, seven days a week. And you can't escape it. So within that, how do we pivot our mentality forward?

And I believe that there is a time and a place for mourning or being very upset and depressed and sad and angry that your life has really been completely changed by a disease. That is is some it's not something that every once in a while you don't feel good. It's 24 hours a day, seven days a week. And you can't escape it. So within that, how do we pivot our mentality forward?