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Renee Patient Expert

Des Moines, Iowa
I am a "retired" interpreter for the deaf, a freelance writer, wife, mother, and... Full Bio
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Saturday's Scribbles by Renee Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Lyme Disease The fog is heavy here today...so strange for November. Our temps will rise to the mid 50's for the weekend which will be good, because then Joel and I can get a bit more porch ... Read on »
Reflecting, Reviewing, Relapsing,Resigning, Restoring by Renee Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Lyme Disease This morning I took a bath. Simple. Easy. But today it took all my energy and I ended up flat with intense symptoms. I have not wanted to accept that I am once again in a rela ... Read on »
Saturday's Scribbles by Renee Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Lyme Disease Good Morning! I cannot believe another Saturday is here already. Time goes by so quickly even from my sofa sanctuary. It is a "blah" time of year in the Midwest whe ... Read on »
A Rough Night: I Need My Woolie! by Renee Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Lyme Disease Like Linus I need my blanket when times are tough. Today I am wrapping up in my Woolie and hunkering down to rest and contemplate what is going on within my body. It's not goo ... Read on »
Partners in Lyme: Forward......March! by Renee Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Lyme Disease Monday was a full day. A short stop in my hometown, a visit to our NAET practitioner and appointments with our LLMD had us leaving home at 8am and returning at 7pm with around ... Read on »
Saturday's Scribbles by Renee Patient Expert 2 Comments Posted in: Blog Posts in Lyme Disease Good Saturday Morning! The sun is shining and the warm temperatures (up to 65 today) have us opening windows to get some fresh air into the house. We would call this an " ... Read on »
Self-Forgiveness by Renee Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Lyme Disease I have been re-reading "A Pace of Grace" by Linda Popov this week and the chapter on forgiveness spoke to me at just the right time...actually the topic of self-forg ... Read on »
Self-Forgiveness by Renee Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Lyme Disease The past two days I have been in a depression. This is very unusual for me, but it has felt like I was carrying around a heavy blanket of dark emotions...I have cried, lost sl ... Read on »
Saturday's Scribbles by Renee Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Lyme Disease Good Morning! The sun is shining, the air is crisp and after Thursday's heavy rain and wind here in the Midwest, the trees are mostly bare and the ground is covered with a hea ... Read on »
Happy Birthday Princess! by Renee Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Lyme Disease Today is our second-oldest daughter's 35th birthday! Happy Birthday N.!!!! I have been sharing a bit about our family members on their birthdays and today is no exception. ... Read on »
Saturday's Scribbles by Renee Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Lyme Disease The sun is shining!!! We have not had sunshine for so long, it cannot help but brighten our day. The ground is covered with a blanket of leaves interwoven with colors of green ... Read on »
Partners in Lyme: Consider The Cost by Renee Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Lyme Disease Recently I read in the book, "Insights For Lyme Disease Treatment", the following statement: "Lyme Disease is a disease for the rich." This statement is no ... Read on »
Saturday's Scribbles by Renee Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Lyme Disease Good Morning! Gray skies, temps in the high 40's, and very low levels of energy for these partners in Lyme have us looking at a blah day... At least we do not have snow like ... Read on »
Problem vs Provider by Renee Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Lyme Disease Today it is cold.....24 degrees.....I can see the sun .....but I can also see a few large snowflakes drifting slowly down to the ground. This is unusual for us, and in fact it ... Read on »
Saturday's Scribbles by Renee Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Lyme Disease Cold, cold, cold!! Woke up to 28 degrees Brrr...chance of snow but it seems to have passed by us for other areas of the Midwest. I did see on the weather channel that North Pl ... Read on »
Happy Birthday YSIL by Renee Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Lyme Disease Today is our youngest son-in-law's(son in love) 35th birthday. Happy Birthday G.!!!!! G. came into our lives when our daughter was still in high school. Yes, high school sweet ... Read on »
Balance Required by Renee Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Lyme Disease I have been feeling better for the past six weeks...it is noticeable when it comes to resting, sleeping, talking on the phone, and helping out around the house and going for a ... Read on »
Saturday's Scribbles by Renee Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Lyme Disease It is early Saturday morning here and my husband is getting ready for his annual adventure, the one day a year he sets aside for himself. He will be making his yearly trek to ... Read on »
Our Holy Ground by Renee Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Lyme Disease As I bond with my sofa and contemplate where I find myself once again, I have been reflecting (imagine that) on what I need to do to care for myself. I have been re-reading Po ... Read on »
Sofa Bonding by Renee Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Lyme Disease After 6 weeks of better health, I am back to bonding with my sofa with what feels like a CFS/ME crash. I started to slide Sat. and continued my downward descent Sunday. Toda ... Read on »