A lot of things have changed

Since my last blog post, a lot of things have changed. After finding out that my husband had been unfaithful throughout the course of our marriage, I finally gained enough courage to leave my home and job in North Carolina and move back to Georgia to live with my family. I left without a job or a plan, all I knew was that I had to leave from a life full of stress.
Once I got back to Georgia, I felt better than I had felt in a very long time and continued my wellness journey by continuing to eat healthy and working out. I started working for a holistic healthcare place called Natural Therapies in February 2014 and became a certified interactive biofeedback technician. While working there, I also became a certified personal trainer through AFAA which allowed me to become a trainer at a local gym where I met one of my best friends, TJ, and my boyfriend, Michael.
While working at Natural Therapies, I noticed the swelling started to come back, fatigue, pain, and inflammation throughout my body getting worse. I contacted my nephrologist who later told me that I was no longer in remission and in fact, the kidneys seemed to be back to where they were when I first received my diagnosis. He placed me back on steroids and increased my mycophenolate, a rejection medication, to a higher dosage. This created more issues, yet again, with my blood sugars due to the steroids making my body insulin resistant. The swelling continued to get worse and forced me to decrease my regular gym schedule and try to change my diet even more. I realized working two jobs became to much for my body and quit Natural Therapies, only working at the gym.
Each doctor's appointment brought more bad news which included elevated A1C and increased protein in the urine. I found another nephrologist for another opinion and he told me the same disappointing news. He told me that I would not be able to have children in the situation that my health is currently in. I continued to seek ways to feel better and have a more positive outlook for my future when I was referred to a specialist that works with disease reversal. He took many tests and scheduled several appointments to slowly improve overall health. He changed a great deal of my daily routines and removed several foods from my diet. At my latest appointment he told me that, while I felt better, my numbers have not made progress and he feels like within five years I will be right back where I started, completely medicated.
Dr. Goldberg, the specialist, referred me to an institute in Palm Beach, Florida called Hippocrates Health Institute. At HHI, they manage, for up to three weeks0 and reverse diseases by finding the exact trigger for the my specific diseases, detox the body, and rebuild through proper nutrition, exercise, spiritual and emotional support, and several therapies to assist in making sure this is a long term change. Here, I will also be attending several classes, 30-40 hours, to make sure I know how to continue getting better even after I have graduated from HHI. I am hopeful that I will gain the health I need to move forward with my life and use it as a testimony for others that may face similar situations. I am also hopeful that God will bless me with the chance to have my own children one day without having to take even more medication. Hippocrates gives me hope for my future.