Wow, who would have thought a tiny little tick could rob me of two Olympics and 4 years of my life. If I wasn't such a hard ass all the time maybe I would have gotten help when I pulled the blood sucker off me! Well, I didn't really know what Lyme Disease was.

All I've ever wanted to do since I was a little country scrub was to run fast. No, this story isn't like Forrest Gump, but I guess there are a few similarities. Born with hip dysplasia ( a medical condition where a baby's hip is born out of socket), I did have to wear some strange contraptions for the early part of my childhood and I've been running ever since my leg "got straighten out." Getting Lyme forced me to finally take a break from running.

I think things DO happen for a reason, even though my story is completely whacky, sometimes sad, often hilarious, and 100% true. What I discovered while on my "quest for answers" has changed my personal health beyond anything it could have been BEFORE I had Lyme Disease. It became a HUGE opportunity to get things right and do a little digging on why so many people are starting to get autoimmune disorders and CANCER. Yes, I've researched, experimented on myself, hired and fired doctors left and right, but you do what you have to do when your doctors think "you're screwed."

This book is not just a book, it's an opportunity for a new life for not only those who are sick, but those who will eventually become sick during their lifetime, and a large portion of it is what your doctor doesn't know.  This book is for 100% of those who are already ill and  94% of the general population. Wonder why?  Well, I guess you'll have to read the book!

I'm back to running and racing again and I should say for the record, I do think a “real” woman will break 4:00 minutes in the mile!