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seizure. As you can imagine, having never experienced this before, I was terrified.
We immediately called 911 and Julia was hospitalized for four days while doctors ran all the tests … EEGs, MRIs and CAT scans. The crazy thing was Julia had one seizure each day, and it always happened when the doctors were on rounds and would come in to check on her. Something deep inside me knew it was related to the emotions she was feeling, even though her emotions couldn’ t be measured by an EEG or MRI.
The next four months were the most challenging months of my life. Julia continued to have seizures, sometimes as many as ten to fifteen a day. The episodes were so unpredictable and the uncertainty of everything in our lives made life exhausting. She ended up taking 4 different seizure medications to get them to stop. During that time, not only were my husband Mike and I trying to keep a close eye on Julia, we were also providing for our 3 younger daughters and doing our best to maintain some sense of normalcy in our lives. It’ s amazing how a negative situation with a child can have such a dramatic impact on everyone in the family. It didn’ t stop there. Shortly after Julia’ s health crisis, Mike started having anxiety attacks and my auto-immune condition, Hashimoto’ s Thyroiditis, flared to record levels. Talk about a health crisis— we were all going through a major shift.
One of the first things we did to return our family to radiant health was to work with numerous experts, coaches and specialists. This led me, and the entire family, on a powerful journey of self-discovery and led to a reversal of the symptoms. With support and expert guidance, Julia was weaned
WHEN WE, AS MOMS, DEEPLY UNDERSTAND, ACCEPT, AND LEARN TO APPRECIATE THE TRANSFORMATION THAT UNFOLDS AS WE GUIDE OUR CHILDREN TO VIBRANT HEALTH AND HAPPINESS, WE RELEASE OUR OWN SELF- DEFEATING HABITS AND ARE ABLE TO REACH FOR THE STARS.
off all of her medications and I am happy to share that she continues to be seizure free. Through lifestyle changes, Mike eliminated his anxiety and reversed his lifelong allergies, and I was able heal my autoimmune condition.
We discovered a simple holistic approach to health and found deep connections and joy in our lives. That painful part of our lives led me to discover my passion of supporting
HEALTH & WELLNESS
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