A Portrait of Lyme

 So here it is, the kind of project I've been wanting to sink my teeth into for a while now. The photographic chronicling of a personal journey  through the fire. Real images... sharing the plain truth of everyday strengths and the astonishing beauty of transcendence over suffering.


 I just never realized the first story would be my own.

 After a life long search, the last 6 months of 2010 led to my diagnosis of Late Stage Neurological Lyme Disease or Chronic Lyme. It's been an incredible life changing journey with a long ways to go yet; but that is a story you can find elsewhere in my blog.

 For now... this is a project begun. We all tell our stories in our own ways. My mediums are images and words. I hope that it will change and grow organically just as I do, so I can get out there and tell the stories of others.

  While this is a collection of self portraits, the last photo was taken by my friend Michael during a trip to Portland in 2008. I was having a really hard time, so this photo has become very much a Lyme Portrait to me, unbeknownst to us at the time. I really love it. Thank u M.dS55DnSJI/AAAAAAAAB0s/Q4b6qpgajE0/s320/MM-1.jpg" />