05/28/2026
✨We’re honored to feature a special Story of Hope from Juj – LymeLight Grant Recipient and Z3LLA Music Recording Artist ✨
Through unimaginable challenges, Juj has continued to create, perform, and inspire others through her music and resilience. Her story is a powerful reminder that hope doesn’t always arrive loudly, sometimes it’s found in the quiet strength to keep going. 💚
“For over ten years, chronic illness slowly reshaped my life. What began as unexplained GI issues and insomnia as a child eventually turned into years of pain, passing out, neurological symptoms, seizures, and countless unanswered questions. At seventeen, I was finally diagnosed with Lyme disease, Bartonella, and Babesia, and later with POTS and temporal frontal lobe epilepsy. Despite diagnoses, relief didn’t come easily. There were long periods where I was bedridden, dependent on my family and support system for even basic tasks.
Through everything, music became my lifeline. Even during hospital visits, seizures, and sleepless nights, I kept performing, creating, and building a small social media business so I could continue pursuing purpose despite my illness. Music reminded me I was still more than a patient.
Receiving a LymeLight treatment grant became one of the biggest blessings in my Lyme journey. It gave me access to treatments I otherwise couldn’t afford, but more importantly, it gave me hope and a community that believed in me. LymeLight embraced both my healing journey and my creativity, allowing me to use music to share my story and raise awareness for others battling Lyme disease.”
✅ Check out Juj’s Full Story of Hope and more: lymelightfoundation.org/stories-hope-collection
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