Supermoon = Super Hell!

It's bad enough that every month when the full moon happens most Lymies symptoms flare up, which is always so much fun...said no one ever! So what exactly is a supermoon? Obviously, it is a much larger moon and it is often brighter, but this is when the moon is closest to the Earth. So that's today's Astronomy lesson Lymies, and I hope you now understand the basics of a supermoon.  If you need more information on supermoons, contact NASA.  Instead, you can read
"What is a Supermoon?" from EarthSky.org

Truthfully, this whole "summer of supermoons" is a Lymie's WORST nightmare! This means two more months of "hell" and even worse flare-ups.  I don't know about you, but supermoons make me SUPER sick! It's bad enough, my symptoms worsen around the new moon and full moons, so you can only imagine how much fun it is to be writhing in physical and emotional pain during a supermoon.  Can we EVER get a break?! I would like to think so at some point but just when I try to be all "Polly Anna" and be a little bit more optimistic, I come back down to Earth and remember there are two more lovely supermoons to endure and survive this summer!

While the rest of the non Lyme or Spoonie world is all excited and taking pictures of the big, bright, beautiful moon, I feel like I am on my death bed, as I am sure most Lymies are this past weekend.  When family and/or friends who don't have Lyme ask how my weekend was, I feel like rolling my eyes and asking them to switch bodies with me like in the movie "Freaky Friday!" I feel like then people might begin to understand what it's like to "walk in a Lymie's shoes."  Could they handle all the physical and emotional pain Lyme and TBDs cause? Unless they are immune to pain or Deepak Chopra, the survival rate would be slim.  It's literally like we live in a completely different world! It's not fair and it's not right.  Supermoon, you win the betch award, and I know Lymies and Spoonies are NOT looking forward to the next two months of Supermoons! Personally, I would rather crawl under a rock and hibernate until this supermoon hell is done.

Full Moon on Friday the 13th?! Disaster or Just Another Ordinary Day?

It's bad enough that EVERY month the dreaded full moon flares up my lovely spirochetes and makes me feel even worse.  While everyone else looks at the moon and  "Instagrams" how beautiful it is, I actually circle on my calendar when the dreaded son of a betch full moon comes every month. I know, that's normal...right?! At least I know I'm not going crazy though, especially when my pain worsens and when I become an insomniac!

So this Friday, June 13, is another full moon, but in particular, it's a very special one because it's happening on Friday the 13th! This won't happen again until 2049! Savor these memories this Friday, since this is an extra "special" full moon. I say take a "selfie" or have a full moon party!

Anyway, as the pain begins to flare up a few days before the actual full moon on this gloomy rainy day, I did a little research on Friday the 13th superstitions.  Personally, I am not a very superstitious person, but I was curious about the history behind Friday the 13th.  Here's a great article I found from Wales Online that explains why some people avoid this day like the plague! Will the full moon be any worse because it's on Friday the 13th?  Who knows, but personally, I won't be hiding under my blanket all day and afraid to walk outside! I'm definitely not afraid of a black cat!