Lyme Butterflies

One of my oldest friends from High School, Keri, has been struggling with Lyme Disease and a host of other related ailments for the last few years. I haven't been as supportive as I would like to be, struggling with my own challenge of the first few years of Motherhood. But things have taken a turn for Keri, and while I knew she wasn't well, and during our visits over the last few years I could see she was tired, run down, lost weight, I can now see how ill she is. She recently developed shakes and twitches and was diagnosed with dystonia It is so hard to see her afflicted by these involuntary movements of the neck and arms; you can even hear her voice shake a bit. Keri used to work as a naturalist, and had just gotten her teaching credential before her health took a turn for the worst. For the last few years we have visited Natural Bridges together to see the butterflies (above picture was taken there this past November). Gwen loves our visits with Keri since she has such great toys and books, and knows fun songs. Since Keri hasn't been able to work full-time, she has started making jewelry and her product is available on etsy- so here is a shameless plug to check out her etsy shop and support a great woman who is struggling to be well.