My Story

Why it all starts with taking our first breath..

Every performer who has push their bodies past the brink of exhaustion and force extremes knows this feeling when their bodies rebel- and suddenly fail us.  I was that kind of performer who pushed every cell in my body until it actually physically stopped working. 

In 2014, I was hospitalized for 5 days for gastrointestinal failure at age 38.  I woke up one morning with severe abdominal pain.  I was shocked to see that my abdomen had distended to the size of a full term pregnant belly.  There was intense pressure across my pelvic floor that compressed the nerves to my lower body.  I  had to be transported to the hospital by ambulance because I had lost the sensation to my feet which wasn't safe for driving myself there. 

When I returned home from the hospital 5 days later, I was very weak and could not move my body to do simple movements. I had lost a lot of muscle after my body had forced me to my bed ridden state. I had to...