About
I grew up on a farm outside Stettler, AB and was always very active – playing basketball, running cross country, and even chasing cows. When I was 12 years old I was diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis which is a type of arthritis and autoimmune disease where the joint, primarily spine, shoulders, and hips, are attacked by the body’s immune system, resulting in pain and stiffness (inflammation) in the back. Going through the experience of barely being able to walk for months while doctors tried to find a diagnosis, and then being diagnosed and prescribed multiple pain and inflammatory medications (that eventually weakened my stomach lining) was the catalyst for my family and I to look for alternative therapie