Learning he has Lyme
It wasn't until I was asked about my son's health history, as much as I could remember all the way back to the beginning, that I found what must have been when John began to show Lyme signs. He was almost 5 years old. It was January 2010. John came to me before bedtime and told me his knee hurt. I figured he was stalling bedtime, like any typical child, so I didn't pay much attention to it. In the morning, John woke up unable to bend his fingers. I distinctly remember the way he showed me that none of his knuckles worked properly. He also could barely walk, as his ankles were so swollen that he had "cankles." The knee that was bothering him the previous night had a large hive on it, as did his other knee and one shoulder. I immediately called his pediatrician and got an early morning appointment. She hadn't seen anything like this, and sent me to the local children's hospital. They ran a litany of tests, including a pretty ...