I have just been diagnosed with Chronic Lyme disease, Chronic because I have been misdiagnosed with ME and fibromyalgia and now it is crucial that I get treatment asap. Currently, my life is on hold and I unable to function effectively. Sadly the treatment I require for Lyme Disease does not exist in Ireland, but it does exist in Germany. I have been very sick intermittently over the last 10 years. My family and I are fed up with me being sick as its gone on for so many years. I have struggled with symptoms like .. chronic pain, bells palsy, loss of vision, difficulty walking and more recently loss of power to my left side. I had a very severe bout of symptoms in November which resulted in 3 A & E admissions and at last a diagnosis of Lyme Disease. This time, I have been much slower to recover and am still off work and unable to live a normal life.If I don’t receive treatment immediately I could lose the power of my legs or worse. Untreated Lyme Disease affects the nervous system affecting all your organs even the brain. I urgently need to go to Germany to have a chance of recovery. The funds collected will cover three weeks of intensive supervised IV antibiotic treatment in St Georges Hospital, Munich which will be infused with a hypothermia treatment under Dr. Duowes, a Lyme specialist. I have researched this extensively and believe this my best chance of recovery The hospital will accept me as soon as I have the funds so time is of the essence.This is embarrassing for me to ask people to fund me financially. I have applied for state funding (a lengthy and difficult process) and if I am successful I will return all funds donated by you.See links below for more information on Lyme Disease, the problems with getting diagnosed and treated in Ireland.Dr. Duowes from the St George Clinic Explains Lyme Disease https://www.google.ie/search?q=st+george+clinic+germany&rlz=1C1GGRV_enIE751IE751&oq=St+George+Klinic+&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0l5.117 The St George Klinic Germany https://overview.mail.yahoo.com/mobile/?.src=Android Doctor Lamberts Paper.