Oct. 2023
Ren & Lyme Disease
Ren lost a record deal because he was sick. We learn in this interview that he was first diagnosed with bipolar disorder and given SSRIs which made all his symptoms worse. He then experienced psychosis. He was in such pain he would lie on the floor and dig his fingernails into it.
He finally found out he had Lyme disease but has also been diagnosed with MCAS, ME/CFS, ADHD, chronic depression, and intermittent episodes of psychosis. If you go to his website, you will see his treatments consist of anti-psychotics, beta blockers, SSRIs, and electroconvulsive therapy but no antimicrobials are listed at all.
Hi Ren
(Warning: Explicit Language)
This song demonstrates like nothing else the inner battle chronic Lyme/MSIDS patients have. An inner conflicting battle of hope and utter darkness. While a picture can represent 1,000 words, a song can evidently encapsulate a journey to hell, but with the determination to crawl back.
This is us in a song.
We lost a friend today after a long battle with Lyme/MSIDS: https://www.eernissefuneralhome.com/obituaries/David-James-Ziegelbauer?obId=30047803&mibextid=cr9u03#/obituaryInfo
Madison Area Lyme Support Group 