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“I Went Undiagnosed and Untreated For 15 Years” Says Lyme Patient

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by Victoria Kotowski

I am grateful to GLA for speaking up for a community that unfortunately has not been given enough attention.

I went undiagnosed and untreated for 15 years. My initial symptoms started when I was in 5th grade in the fall of 2004. I was likely bitten a second time in 2012. During the next seven years, between then and 2019, I saw over 20 medical professionals, none of who suggested Lyme. In 2019, After months of recurring pain and swelling in my joints (right knee in particular), I finally went to an orthopedist who recommended I get tested for Lyme disease right away. Within a week, I had the results back that I had a positive result for every band tested, including co-infections. My LLMD later explained that my test results made sense to him, given my long list of symptoms and medical history.

Because I went undiagnosed for so long, I have an array of ongoing symptoms. The most prevalent being seizures/fainting, muscle spasms/tremors, joint pain, migraines, extreme fatigue, vision/hearing issues, depersonalization, brain fog, anxiety, blood circulation/body temperature problems, insomnia, depression. I went from being an extremely active, social, fit, and happy person to completely bedridden at times. I had to stop working for a year and quickly went from being a social butterfly to being a hermit. I had to leave college. At one point, I had to move out of my apartment and move in with my parents because living alone was too dangerous due to my seizures and frequent fainting spells.

I first came across GLA when I was diagnosed and desperately searching for answers. They have provided me with an incredible community to lean on for support and turn to for answers. It is also a great resource that I have shared with many who have reached out to me who are confused and scared like I once was. I am grateful to GLA for speaking up for a community that, unfortunately, has not been given enough attention.

I am also a proud Global Lyme Alliance Education Ambassador. I have been sharing my story and tips/education provided to me by GLA virtually on several platforms during the quarantine. In May, I also ran a fundraising campaign, “Lax Out Lyme,” a challenge to raise awareness and funds for GLA. I am happy to give back to an organization that has given me so much.

Today I’ve found that doing a combination of IV antibiotics, IV supplements, holistic treatments (sauna detox, acupuncture, etc.) has been most helpful. I’ve learned that it’s so important to be patient and that healing isn’t linear.

If I could share one piece of advice from my own story, it would be to trust your gut and be your own biggest advocate. I have struggled with symptoms since 2005, but I developed into a very successful student-athlete while having a busy social life. This, coupled with my lack of education/awareness of tick-borne illnesses and no mention of Lyme from any of the numerous doctors I have seen over a fifteen-year period, fueled my self-doubt that anything was wrong with me and led me to continue pushing on.

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Category:

Activism, Lyme

Ten Fatal Errors: Scientists Attack Paper That Established Global PCR Driven Lockdown

https://uncoverdc.com/2020/12/03/ten-fatal-errors-scientists-attack-paper-that-established-global-pcr-driven-lockdown/

Ten Fatal Errors: Scientists Attack Paper That Established Global PCR Driven Lockdown

By Celia Farber

Dec.3, 2020

War has broken out in the scientific literature that strikes at the existential core of Covid-19 and its proposed causative virus.

At the heart of the controversy lies the fact that the creators of the most commonly used test, the RT-PCR, published instructions for how to test for SARS-CoV-2 “without having virus material available,” in their own words, relying instead on the Chinese scientists’ genetic sequence published on the internet.

The paper “Detection of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) by real-time PCR” was published 24 hours after it was submitted to Eurosurveillance, clearly evading peer review. Its lead authors were Christian Drosten and Victor Corman, which is how it took on the title  “Corman-Drosten paper.” It provided the “recipe,” or work flow for the Covid-19 diagnostic test, quickly applied all over the world, after it was accepted as the standard of testing by the WHO. (See link for article)

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Important points:

  •  The paper the house of cards is all built upon is called the Corman-Drosten foundation paper, and has been challenged by 22 international scientists demanding the paper’s retraction.
  • Drosten is a co-discoverer of the SARS-associated coronavirus & developed a test for it in 2003.
  • The paper was written WITHOUT A VIRAL ISOLATE.  I posted on this previously here:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/03/16/does-the-coronavirus-exist/  According to Dr. Pieter Borger, it’s like having a few bone fragments and saying, “that’s your fish”.  But, it could be any fish.  It’s purely a synthetic code & they manufacture the parts that are missing.  Borger also states he tried explaining it on LinkedIn but was banned.  
  • The PCR test yields 80-97% FALSE POSITIVES, and Borger says it does NOT detect a virus. He also uses the comparison of finding a wheel and a hubcap from a Mercedes in a junkyard. You can not infer you are in a Mercedes garage based on only  seeing 2 parts.  He states it has ZERO relevance for diagnosis.  This was recently supported by a paper published by Nature.com, which found no “viable virus” in PCR positive cases.
  • Dr. Corbett agrees there is no viral isolate for validation and calls it ‘donut ring science’ because there’s nothing in the center of it and it has nothing to do with reality.
  • As to nay-sayers stating the virus has been isolated “all over the world,” evidently there are NO CONTROLS FOR THEM. The CDC’s paper claiming viral isolation swabbed ONE person from China who had cold symptoms.
  • Corbett also points out the Corman-Drosten foundation paper was suspiciously published in 24 hours, without peer review, and that this never happens. It typically takes months for reviews.
  • The importance of this issue can not be overstated.  If this paper is retracted the whole house of cards falls down.
  • While Borger states the response from scientists has been overwhelmingly supportive, authors of the Drosten paper were “dismissive on social media,” and Drosten proceeded to personally attack some of the scientists asking for the paper’s retraction.

Most important quote: 

From his home in Germany, Reiner Fuellmich said, “The reason why I decided to speak out is that I didn’t want these crazy people who are pulling the strings behind the scenes to rule the world. I had no idea when I came out with my first video that these people and their corporations were such a powerful block. We are up against some really powerful and devious and bad, evil people. But they’re not a united front. We on the good side so to speak, I am firmly convinced that we have the better people, who know much more not just intellectually. The thing is . . . we’re humans, and they’re not.”

And with that, this article has brought us full circle to where we initially started.  Again, if you have not read “Virus Mania,” please do.  This is not the first time this has happened and I highly doubt it’s the last time.  It’s all simply outlined in here:  https://www.torstenengelbrecht.com/en/virus-mania/

Similarly to how Lyme/MSIDS has been mismanaged using all sorts of hat tricks and slight of hand, we are seeing similar tactics being used with COVID-19.  
The CDC/NIH has a long history of manipulation.

Lastly, Celia Farber wrote another excellent article that I posted back in May: https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/05/07/was-the-covid-19-test-meant-to-detect-a-virus/  Great interview with Kary Mullins, the creator of the PCR, which he stated was never intended for diagnosis.

Category:

Activism, Testing, Viruses

Medical Freedom Press Conference ‘Must See’ Video

http://  Approx. 14 Min

Nov. 26, 2020

Dr. James Lyons-Weiler, research scientist, author, president and CEO for the Institute for Pure and Applied Knowledge (IPAK) speaks on numerous topics including important information on the COVID-19 vaccine:

  • Condemns the politicization/commodization of citizens’ health.
  • Coronavirus vaccines historically have a terrible safety record.
  • Coronavirus vaccinated animals got more serious disease and many died.
  • His research has shown that all but one of the proteins in the SARS-CoV2 Virus have “unsafe epitopes” which can cause autoimmunity against proteins in our own body.
  • Research has shown SARS-CoV2 affects many tissues within the body (it’s not just upper respiratory symptoms).
  • People appear to be gravely concerned about getting infected with COVID-19 but have an amazing lack of concern about getting vaccinated with something that will inject these same proteins in the body which can cause autoimmunity.
  • Not a single vaccine manufacturer removed these unsafe epitopes after Weiler notified them.
  • The FDA has allowed COVID vaccine manufacturers to skip the most important safety step of animal testing to see if there is “pathogenic priming.”
  • They are also combining phase 1 & 2 trials speeding the process up further.
  • The only results in are from the Moderna trial were 21% had serious side-effects.
  • He talks about treatments that are working for COVID.
  • He states that tens of thousands and soon hundreds of thousands of medical doctors around the world are coming together to condemn the politicization of coronavirus & public health in general, including vaccines.
  • He states public health officials can not just regurgitate what the CDC has to say.
  • Why do we not hear good news about effective COVID treatments from public health officials?  They are intentionally keeping people in fear.
  • Forced, mandatory vaccinations is a disproportionate response considering COVID-19’s low mortality rate.  If you are not over 70 years old, you have less of a chance of dying from COVID than from influenza.
  • According to Paul Offit, 75% of the population is required to get the vaccine in order for a 50% efficacy rate for herd immunity.  Already 51% of the population states it will not get the vaccine.
  • It is imperative we do not discount prior immunity in the population from prior exposure to corona viruses as well as COVID-19.
  • We have memory B and T cells in response to coronavirus so we don’t have to carry around antibodies expressing proteins all the time.
  • The fact our public officials are not reducing concern is political and their response to the virus is far worse than the virus itself.
  • He briefly takes on the faulty PCR test. Regardless of being faulty, these tests are being used to shut down businesses.
  • He discusses cleaners used in schools are causing reproductive issues in mice.  
  • He finishes by stating that the national vaccine compensation program is completely corrupt.  He was an expert in that program previously but resigned after someone attempted to bribe him.  HHS determines which vaccines injuries are real but are also the defendant in the case. (The wolf guarding the hen house)

**UPDATE**  Dec. 7, 2020

Weiler just sent a letter to the ACIP, the committee that chooses whether any vaccine and which vaccines are recommended for children, and more recently, for adults.  He warns them of coronavirus vaccines causing “disease enhancement,” or worse health outcomes upon viral infection:  https://jameslyonsweiler.com/2020/12/06/susceptibility-of-people-to-pathogenic-priming-is-a-prime-reason-to-eschew-covid19-vaccine-mandates/

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While not mentioned in the video, two sources are now saying the COVID-19 vaccine can cause sterility in women:  

Article on QUATS:  https://www.womensvoices.org/2018/05/08/what-are-quats-and-why-are-they-on-our-list/

For more on the COVID vaccine:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/10/05/covid-19-vaccine-explained/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/09/14/community-and-world-united-we-say-no/

Sign the petition against mandatory vaccinations:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/05/30/say-no-to-forced-covid-19-vaccination-sign-petition/

Vaccine information is important for everyone but Lyme/MSIDS patients are more vulnerable to adverse reactions than the general population due to being infected with numerous things that impair their immune systems.  Please learn all you can before you make a vaccine decision.

Category:

Activism, vaccines, Viruses

Educators’ Tick & Lyme Disease Resource

https://www.lookingatlyme.ca/resource/

CANLYME INITIATIVE

Educators’ resource

CanLyme is excited to announce the launch of our resource for educators who teach in the outdoor classroom. Whether you are new to outdoor education or a seasoned wilderness guide, this teaching resource provides information through engaging learning experiences. Students can learn how to identify ticks and tick habitats so that they can avoid tick bites and recognize signs and symptoms of Lyme disease.

Virtual focus groups – call for educators

Download the Educator Resource and accompanying slidedeck…we would love to get your feedback! 

We are seeking educators who are willing to pilot and provide feedback through two virtual focus groups. This feedback will be incorporated into the second draft that is scheduled for release in winter 2021. We are offering a stipend to educators who participate in both virtual focus groups. 

Please email canlymeeducation@gmail.com if you are interested able to commit to participating in the two focus groups in January and February. Email us for more details.

Lyme Education Awareness and Prevention (LEAP). Educator’s resource:

https://www.lookingatlyme.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/CanLyme-Educators-Resource-2020.pdf

Downloadable Slide deck Zip File: Leap-Master-Slide-Deck-2020

For more information:  https://canlyme.com

Category:

Activism, Lyme, Ticks

Firefighter’s Heart Stopped Due to Lyme Disease

https://vimeo.com/485783302  Video here

Minneapolis Firefighter’s Heart Stopped due to Lyme disease

Dec. 1, 2020

His symptoms were:

  • severe fatigue
  • AV heart block

Unfortunately the infectious disease doctor took a “wait and see” approach waiting for test results which has been hurting people for decades. He needed a temporary pace-maker and remained the the ICU.

Due to his experience he is helping with a project in conjunction with Lyme Awareness Minnesota to put two tick safety books in every elementary school in Minnesota.

Go to:  LymeawarenessMN.com to become a sponsor or make a donation.

For more on Lyme and the heart:  

Category:

Activism, Heart Issues, Lyme