In an age where most of our population has a smartphone, and thus the computing power to search and learn about a topic in a matter of seconds, Lyndsay and I continue to find ourselves sharing our stories of “alternative” or “integrative” medicine and health, with the constant follow-up questions of “what does integrative mean?” or “why haven’t we heard of this?”

2023 was a year of the highest peaks and the lowest valleys for our family.  The year started in the most remarkable way. Our second son was born in January, and we brought him home to his 19-month-old big brother. I’ve truly never been so happy. I had three perfect months of maternity leave, and in April, I was heading back to work at the law firm that I own in our rural Colorado town.

March 28th, 2019 was the day my life was forever changed. For the rest of time, that day will be a bookmark of before and after. Derek and I had just celebrated our wedding in July of 2018. I was around 26 weeks pregnant. One moment I was living out everything I had ever prayed for and the next I was hysterically crying as I heard the words “cancer and Leukemia” come out of the doctor’s mouth.