• Backstory #8

    [Note: This post may be updated in the future if more information is available.] About a year later (mid-to-upper 30s), I started having pain in both shoulders and both hands and feet. I had no idea what was happening. A friend of mine recommended a well-known physical therapist in our area, and he treated me… Read more

  • Backstory #7

    [Note: This post may be updated in the future if more information is available.] Around a year later (still mid-thirties), my husband had some unresolved emotions from his childhood come to the surface. It was definitely the most difficult time in our marriage up until that point, and it was certainly a giant emotional stressor.… Read more

  • The Waiting Game

    A few weeks ago, I mentioned that I was completing 5 tests: one lab test (blood) and four at-home tests (saliva, urine (x2), hair). I was able to complete the remaining at-home tests earlier this week and ship them. So, what now? We have to wait a few weeks to receive results. Then, we have… Read more

  • Backstory #6

    [Note: This post may be updated in the future if more information is available.] In our mid-thirties, we moved to another house in our area. It had never been lived in, but it was 3 years old. It was the former model home of a slow-growing (at the time) neighborhood. This would be our second… Read more

  • Can I Speak to Your Supervisor?

    I made a mistake last week on one of the online patient forms that I needed to complete for one of the at-home tests, so I live-chatted with their customer service department last Monday. I asked them if they could reset the online patient form. The live chat session with Sam took 30 minutes, because… Read more

  • You Should Write a Book

    “You should write a book!” I can’t tell you how many times I have heard this from various medical practitioners, therapists, close friends, and family members. I have heard it at least 6 times in the last two years and about 10 times in the last five years. It always fascinates me, because my life… Read more