12 years ago just before my 30th birthday, I had a traumatic event that has changed my life forever.

It all started one Monday morning. I had been training a new team member at one of our Chiropractic clinics and I just did not feel good, I actually felt really awful. I had to keep telling myself “do not pass out” and I could tell I was getting physically weak. I decided I needed to leave. I got in my car and started heading home without hesitation. I was in Chicago and my home was over two hours away, so it was not going to be a short ride home. Not long after leaving, my symptoms grew worse. My body started to go numb, I was having trouble breathing, trouble focusing, I broke out into a cold sweat and felt a tingling sensation in my hands, neck and face. My heart was racing and whatever was happening, I couldn’t shake it off. I pulled over on the side of the freeway. I was afraid that I was having a heart attack or a stroke. My symptoms didn’t subside. I decided to call 911.

They were arrived in minutes and took me by ambulance straight to the hospital. They admitted me and hooked me up to an IV because they said I was very dehydrated. They ran tests and performed blood work. Several hours later they could find nothing wrong with me! I had the flu several days before this happened so they concluded that it was just dehydration and a low grade fever. They monitored me for a couple hours and sent me on my way.

Fast forward 18 months and my symptoms continued, in fact, I had gotten worse – I was bedridden. I was so debilitated that I was not able to leave my house and was not able to help raise our four children with the youngest being three year old twins. I was beyond devastated.

I continued searching for answers and during this time, it felt like a lifetime! I tried all traditional western medicine doctors and treated with specialists including an Endocronologist, an Internist, a Gastroenterologist & more. Some of the symptoms we identified: panic attacks, severe anxiety, acid reflux and