Everything I Have Is Yours: A Marriage by Eleanor Henderson

Author:Eleanor Henderson [Henderson, Eleanor]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Biography & Autobiography, Personal Memoirs, Medical (Incl. Patients), Family & Relationships, Marriage & Long-Term Relationships
ISBN: 9781250787958
Google: 5V32DwAAQBAJ
Publisher: Flatiron Books
Published: 2021-08-10T00:01:40.940523+00:00

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We return the day before the full moon.

The day after that, Aaron’s sores just beginning to light up, we drive the three and a half hours south to Dr. Bernard, the Lyme doctor. He confirms it: Aaron has Lyme disease.

“Really,” Aaron says.

Well, it’s up for some interpretation, the doctor says. The Western blot test, which looks for antibodies to B. Burgdorferi proteins, is considered positive by the CDC when at least five of ten specific Immunoglobulin (IGg) bands are present. Aaron’s test shows four positive bands, and one indeterminate. (“41?” Laura will ask us later. When we confirm, she says, “41 is usually the problem.”) But to Dr. Bernard, given the test results and the symptoms, the diagnosis is clear.

We tell him what we learned in Germany, present the slides I’ve printed out from Dr. Savely’s presentation, the exact combination of medicines to fight Morgellons. For a moment the laconic doctor is interested. He adjusts Aaron’s prescriptions. We make a follow-up appointment for six weeks.

Remember, the doctor warns. The treatment can take a while to work. Months. Sometimes up to two years. It will get harder before it gets easier.

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