I'd like to think that I've come through this ordeal; it's been two whole years since I was stricken so severely with Lyme Disease after all. In many ways I have. Certainly heart block has been resolved for quite some time, that was the main, life-threatening concern, and I am managing several other concerns fairly well with the help of my LD specialist. Thank God for him and his team.
I'm not sure I will ever return to my prior, unlimited diet. I foresee a lifetime of daily kale and gallons of water and supplements. I've tried unsuccessfully to introduce small amounts of gluten, caffeine and lactose and even the slightest alcohol - as in exquisite sauce or fondue - with poor and fairly immediate results.
Metrics for my overall health remain much improved. Blood counts, weight, heart rate and endurance are all better, certainly better than two years ago and in some cases better than 20 years ago.
I consider myself extremely fortunate - fortunate that I have a supportive wife, family, community, employer and clients; fortunate that I can afford my medical care and competitive, yet expensive, health insurance; fortunate that I have so many choices for medical care; and fortunate in the extent and yes, even in the rate of my recovery.
I look back at that Thursday night playing basketball when my heart block started and I try to recall my concerns and general outlook at that point in time. So much has changed, beyond just my health - for one, my family has grown considerably (and thankfully) - and those changes were completely unknowable to me at that time. Nowadays, I try to live in the present more than ever, receiving and responding to new information all the time; it's very important to me to be flexible so that I can adjust my priorities and embrace life as it unfolds at an increasingly rapid pace.
