“I’ve been doing martial arts for 35 years. My parents put me in it because they wanted my brother to do it, because he was a little more wild. I wanted to. I got super into it. I was 7 when I started. The studio was right next to our house. I could ride my […]

“My parents are divorced, so I have a split family, but it’s great. It’s totally molded me to the person I am today, which I’m very thankful for. When my mom got remarried, she had my brother, who has autism and epilepsy. He had a lot of medical complications when we were growing up. We […]

“I was born with Spina Bifida. I’ve never known anything different. The doctor said I wasn’t supposed to walk without the use of a walker. Eventually, my parents took it away from me, and started to push me to walk on my own. That’s how I got to where I am today. My parents have […]

“I spent 11 years in the Army. I literally woke up one morning and joined because I wanted a fresh start at life. I deployed Iraq in 2006. I was there for 14 months. When I was there, I was in charge of accounting for over 5,000 people every single day. At any given moment, […]

“I’ve always wanted to be a surrogate and now I am. It’s something I’ve always wanted to do, especially after having my own children. They’re my world and I couldn’t imagine being told I couldn’t have them. I met the parents I am the surrogate for on FaceTime. For the actual transfer, we went to […]

“Running is my main source of exercise. I started running in 5th grade. I ran track in high school. I ran cross country in college. I ended up running 12 marathons. I even ran the Boston Marathon 4 times, which was so fun. It’s run on Patriot’s Day, and they estimate that more than 2 […]

“Our daughter Mari was born with cerebral palsy. She was born 3 months early. I had a subchorionic hemorrhage, which is a thin lining in the uterus in my placenta, where it’s a weak membrane. This can lead to miscarriage. For me, the bleeding resolved and healed on its own. I was 24 weeks along […]

“When my husband was playing professional baseball in Georgia, we thought it made sense to do something baseball related in the community, so we volunteered as buddies for the Miracle League. When we were paired up with the kids, we were actually out on the field playing with them. That experience is one of my […]

“With Josh’s autism, being healthy is really hard. He is a very energetic 5 year old who is verbally autistic with severe SPD, ADHD and anxiety. He’s not able to participate on a normal baseball or sports team because of his attention span and sensory issues. It breaks my heart telling him he can’t do […]

“After having my second child, I started struggling to get through each day. I had so much inflammation throughout my system. I was dizzy. I was bloated. I had all of these intestinal issues. There was a lot of nutrient deficiencies, even though I was eating a lot of fruits and vegetables. I just couldn’t […]