Eight months, dozens of tests, and a savings account later - I had a diagnosis. I started learning, enrolled in a Functional Medicine program, and ultimately earned my National Board-Certification.
My road back to health took two years. It required damn near perfect health routines just to feel (or at least seem) “normal.” Constantly designing, executing, and refining those routines seemed Herculean, especially when the simplest tasks already felt impossible.
Fortunately I didn’t have to do it alone, and frankly, I don’t think I could have. I owe my health to my Mom. I may have done the work, but she gave me the tools. If you’re in this fight, find someone to lean on and never take it for granted.