My Story

I've woken up every day of my life feeling like I was hit by a truck. When I was growing up, I was told that everyone was tired and in pain, that I just needed to try harder.  Even though I got good grades in school, I was just so tired all the time.  So, I pushed my way thru life, the best I could. 

As an adult, my health progressively got worse. I had many symptoms and health problems that doctors told me I couldn’t have. I begged the doctors for more tests, to find what was going wrong. For at least a dozen years, the health issues caused me to be mostly bedridden. Because of it, I was not able to stay in college, have a career, or have children.

I was eventually diagnosed with Fibromyalgia / Chronic Fatigue, which is a syndrome with a laundry list of symptoms, but  medicine still proclaims  the cause is unknown. Most of the doctors I saw, told me I just needed cognitive-behavioral therapy…meaning it was all in my head. If I just thought better, I would feel better. It was always judged as a character flaw and “not really real”.

I spent decades praying for a miracle, and going to doctor after doctor, and being on special diets in an attempt to fix my health. For several years I tried speaking and thinking positive. Since no one knew of my health issues, they just thought I wasn’t around because I didn’t care. They didn’t know I was laying in bed, too weak to get up or function.

If it wasn’t for some physicians who helped me - a doctor from South Africa, a doctor who was an old friend, and my homeopath doctor of over 20 years (shout out to the good docs!), I wouldn’t still be here. Yet, my battle raged on. 

In April 2019,  because of a true diagnosis, EVERYTHING CHANGED.  Through genetic medical testing, it was discovered that I have 2 genetic mutations that cause 2 different metabolic disorders. These are not things that a person may be predisposed to develop - these are wrong codes in the DNA that people are born with. They are malfunctions in every cell of the body. There is no cure for either one. Maybe it wasn’t good news, but it finally all made sense. Because it’s rare for anyone to have 2 of these types of illnesses and survive, I have been told by seven medical professionals, “This is over my head. You need to go somewhere else.” 

Now, what was I going to do with this new information? 

After working as a chiropractic assistant, my childhood dream to become a doctor was rekindled. I utterly adored helping people recover from injuries and illness…like nothing I had ever done before. So, I decided to go back to college to become a physician to help people like me with genetic and chronic illnesses. I now have a degree in Biological Science and I'm studying Biomedical Science in the Honors college at a research university. 

Since I announced my intentions, some have asked, “How can you be a doctor when you’re sick yourself?” I tell them it is precisely why I need to do it. Out of my adversity, God has given me a gift. I have an amazing rapport with patients. They are begging for a doctor who truly cares and will tailor the treatments to their individual needs.

Those with chronic illnesses, need more doctors that will take them seriously and help them. It’s difficult enough to deal with health struggles, but even harder when others are telling them that they are crazy or don’t measure up. Even at churches, people get told they just don’t have enough faith, or they’re speaking wrong and have cursed themselves, and that’s why they’re sick. A person can speak all the positivity they want, but if their cells have built-in malfunctions from the inside, the body doesn’t work right. This is why we had to pass disability laws to protect the disabled. 

I still wake up every day feeling like I have a hangover but without the party the night before. These disorders have wreaked havoc on my body for decades. However, God is a God of miracles, and it’s a miracle that I’m still alive. He’s given me a second chance and I’ve made a comeback. He’s led me on this journey in amazing ways. God has made it obvious this is what He has for me to do. It is not an easy journey and a sacrifice. I’ve already worked with some amazing treatments that most have never heard of, and I’ve seen great reversals and cures of illness and injuries. There is hope on the horizon!

Part of my mission, is to help people find the root cause of their health issues and find better answers for them, along with bringing awareness about invisible illnesses. How many more are there like me, that don't have a true diagnosis? 

I hope to help both the healthy and those with illness, to have better quality and quantity of life... and the reason for my website. On this site, there are articles about subjects you probably won’t hear about anywhere else. They are matters that affect people’s health and life and will hopefully help you and your family, especially through these trying times.