11/15/2025
My cousin, who’s basically my big sister, my best friend, the healthiest mom of two little boys, someone who eats clean, works out consistently, and truly lives a non-toxic lifestyle, started developing symptoms shortly after her mom passed away.
The stress and heartbreak of that loss hit her body hard.
Almost overnight, she was drowning in chronic pain, swollen arthritic joints, crushing exhaustion, rashes, and an immune system that just wouldn’t stabilize.
Six months ago, she was diagnosed with lupus and told she’d likely need medication for the rest of her life.
But all of us felt: this can’t be the whole story.
She eventually found an integrative practitioner here in San Diego who tested deeper — her gut, her immune markers, her infections, her inflammation patterns — and what he found changed everything.
She wasn’t just dealing with autoimmunity.
She was fighting multiple underlying infections that can mimic or trigger lupus-like symptoms, including Yersinia, Bartonella, roundworms, and significant gut dysbiosis (overgrowth of staph and yeast).
Once he addressed the root causes with targeted treatment antibiotics, a carefully monitored steroid taper, gut-healing therapies, the patches and holistic support, her body started shifting.
Her pain decreased, her energy came back, her rash calmed, and her labs began improving.
We’re sharing this because grief, stress, and a confusing diagnosis can send anyone into a dark place.
The fear, the not knowing, the feeling of being dismissed, it’s heavy and it’s real.
But her story is proof that healing is possible. If even one person reads this and feels hope again, or finds the courage to keep searching for answers, then sharing her journey is worth it.
🤍Part 2 coming soon:
What she tried… what failed her… and what finally helped her body start to heal after months of suffering without knowing why.
