When I received my as diagriosis on May 9,2011, the prognosis was that I would be in a wheelchair within five years and would likely die from the disease within ten. The disease causes the white matter in the brain, or the central nervous system, to become damaged or "stripped," making it unable to receive messages from the brain or transfer them to the body. It's much like when an electrician strips a wire-it can no longer conduct electricity from the outlet (the brain) to the light or object (the body). As this process progressed in my body-as i was told it would-these were expected to be the lasting effects Anyone who knows me or how I think knows I would not accept this. I am VERY STUBBORN, I believe in the body's ability to heal naturally (thanks to my upbringing), and I believe that if you think about what you want, it must come true-because that is what the Bible says At the time of the diagnosis, I was 39 years old and just finishing my first year of chiropractic school. It was a second career choice after my husband and I both lost our jobs in 2008. I knew that if I didn't go back to school, then I never would, it had been a lifelong dream since I left school in 1991. So, I sat in my hospital bed alone after receiving the diagnosis and asked GOD, WHY??? WHY NOW? I finally had my life and career figured out-and now this? At that moment, I clearly heard two things I wouldn't bring you anything you can't handle or get through You will be your first patient. You have to reverse this so you can help many others who will come to you for the answers. That was when i truly embraced the chiropractic philosophy: "If you remove interference from the body, it will heal on its own." It was time to put this belief-one I had held my whole life to the ultimate test My journey began with the absolute expectation that I would get through this and, once I succeeded, help even more people. I bring you this story from the book BELIEVE. People must begin to trust their bodies again-and the healing power that lives within them. Nothing on the outside-no medicine or surgery-can heal the body. Only you can. You must activate this healing from the inside out! This is how I successfully reversed the debilitating symptoms and prognosis I was given with my MS diagnosis On the book's first page, I would like to write a dedication to my family, friends, and doctors who saw me through to the other side. VERSE: Joshua 1:9 says: "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you whorever you go When you're going through the "desert," or feel alone in your sickness-like no one understands you or what you're feeling-know that GOD (or your higher power) is with you. Keep your thoughts positive and the outcome clear in your mind, even if your current experience looks very different. BELIEVE you can and will get better. And lastly: Belief + Action (you have to do the things written in this book) = SUCCESS Now got Get on your path and keep walking-each day, step by step, day by day!