Heidi was born and raised in Terre Haute, Indiana. She attended BYU, majoring in Educational Psychology, where she met and married Rob.
Heidi loves singing, cheesy Hallmark movies, writing, art, and being a homeschool mom.
Message from Heidi
I was most proud of the fact that being a “vlog mom” made me more fun and adventurous than I had ever been – until the unthinkable happened.
For the second time as a mother, I had to face a daughter losing her memory and cognitive functioning. But Michialee wasn’t the only one who was declining. I was ignoring my own health challenges as I took her from doctor to doctor.
Because all of our children had rare genetic defects or very rare disorders, my husband, Rob, and I thought that we had a pretty good idea of what we would be facing to get Michialee diagnosed.
As we documented our medical journey, we started hearing from others, who are chronically ill, and believed that they were alone in being accused of faking their symptoms or that their illnesses are “all in their heads”. (If you, as a medical zebra, haven’t been blamed for these things yet, brace yourself: Because you will eventually be treated like a con artist or a hypochondriac.)
My doctor once said to me that he had never seen so much happen to one family in such a short period of time. He asked me why I thought that this was happening to our family. I responded that the only thing I could think of is that we have a YouTube channel and that our experiences, as difficult as they are, are helping others to get through their own trials.
My goal is to help you find the courage and the strength to open that next door. Sometimes, you just have to “faith it until you make it”.
I was most proud of the fact that being a “vlog mom” made me more fun and adventurous than I had ever been – until the unthinkable happened.
For the second time as a mother, I had to face a daughter losing her memory and cognitive functioning. But Michialee wasn’t the only one who was declining. I was ignoring my own health challenges as I took her from doctor to doctor.
Because all of our children had rare genetic defects or very rare disorders, my husband, Rob, and I thought that we had a pretty good idea of what we would be facing to get Michialee diagnosed.
As we documented our medical journey, we started hearing from others, who are chronically ill, and believed that they were alone in being accused of faking their symptoms or that their illnesses are “all in their heads”. (If you, as a medical zebra, haven’t been blamed for these things yet, brace yourself: Because you will eventually be treated like a con artist or a hypochondriac.)
My doctor once said to me that he had never seen so much happen to one family in such a short period of time. He asked me why I thought that this was happening to our family. I responded that the only thing I could think of is that we have a YouTube channel and that our experiences, as difficult as they are, are helping others to get through their own trials.
My goal is to help you find the courage and the strength to open that next door. Sometimes, you just have to “faith it until you make it”.
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