TROY Stever is responding well to specialist treatment for Lyme disease he is undergoing in Bali.
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The Narooma district got behind the Stever family, supporting a big auction and ongoing fundraisers in a big way after it was revealed that the illness would be fatal without the $30,000, eight-week treatment at the Lyme Disease Neogen clinic located in Kuta, Bali.
He started treatment back in late March and his wife Melissa has been updating the community through the Facebook site, saying last week that it was exciting to speak to Troy via Skype each day because every time they speak he is looking and sounding better every day.
He was now making it through the whole 90-minute session of ozone dialysis and she said he was in great hands at the Neogen clinic.
“Each day is more positive than the next. Although to other people he still looks sick, to the kids and I he is starting to look better… fingers crossed things will just continue to get better, and when he comes home we are looking forward to hopefully doing things that we couldn’t do before.”
The Stever family had a special treat when Troy came home for Easter unannounced.
“Can you imagine their surprise… the kids got home yesterday afternoon to find Troy lying on the couch,” Melissa wrote on Facebook.
“After a rough time with his last treatment of EBOO (ozone dialysis) everyone decided that it was a good idea that Troy spend three days home with the family for some R and R.
“Admittedly he hasn’t really done much but sleep since he got here. But great to see him and know he is okay.”
Troy flew straight back to Bali to continue his treatment on the Tuesday after Easter, and Melissa left their home in Tuross Head for Bali on the weekend and this week is by his side at the clinic.
The Stever family again expressed their sincere thanks to everyone that gotten behind the campaign to get Troy the treatment and they were looking forward to providing more updates as it progressed.
The tick-born Lyme disease is still controversial in Australia with the medical community divided on its existence and the only treatment available to sufferers in this country being in Bali.
