Mission: Why I am Writing, and Why I Hope You Are Reading

It was a messy path that led me to this outlet. I have had mysterious health issues for the past ten years, but they reached a different level in 2008, the year after I gave birth to the love of my life, my daughter, L.

In 2008, I was diagnosed with a very serious autoimmune disease, called Scleroderma, and my Rheumatologist explained it is fatal, and that I pretty much had 2-5 years. I just remember looking down from the exam table at my sweet, little 8-month-old infant. Her clear blue eyes locked onto mine and something within me burned. I looked up at the doctor and said, "No. "

He said, "Excuse me?"

I repeated, "No," with a steadier voice. "God gave me this baby girl after years of poor health, and he didn't do it just to take me away from her prematurely, in the end." He didn't like that. Most doctors don't appreciate being questioned, but unfortunately, in this day and age of technology, there are too many options and cooks in the kitchen. We NEED to be our own advocates. Medical mistakes are so easily made, and details are overlooked as doctors hurry through their growing patient load, each day.

I began researching online, looking in utter desperation for help. Everything I found was grim, and echoed the death sentence the doctor gave me. I remember rocking my baby to sleep one night and crying over her, quietly, so I didn't wake her. I was terrified I wouldn't live to watch my daughter start kindergarten. I prayed that night. I had given up on God and this mysterious "Universe" that everyone was gabbing about, since THE SECRET had just come out.

But I said, "Look, I know I have been selfish, and busy, and turned away from whatever greater force is there, but for the sake of my daughter, please help me. Keep me well, guide me to healing at least until she turns 18, and I have the chance to raise her."

Call me crazy, but somebody listened.

Something guided me to certain websites, groups, people, and healers. Not doctors, necesarily. See, I consider there to be two groups. The doctors, who are narrow-minded, ego-centric, and won't treat the person as a whole, and then the HEALERS, who I have met in many fields: Gastroenterology, Rheumatology, Naturopathy, Chinese medicine, Ayurvedic medicine, energy work, Hematology, D.O.'s, Psychologists. A healer is one who truly seeks to aid a person in taking ownership of their illness and recovery.

I was led to books, movies, and people who have been deathly ill and recovered and you know the main theme? Hope, faith, and a drive to change their life choices to reflect good health. One Naturopath said she advises everyone to live as though they are dying from cancer. In doing so, you may never experience cancer.

Long story short, I opened myself up to the plan in place for me. I knew I was meant to live and become an advocate for whole living--the way we were intended to live.

I should be dead...this year actually. And I am still here.

I am going through a nasty divorce, so there is a death of sorts that I am experiencing, and it is hitting home the point that men do still have the upper hand to a certain extent, in our society. Financially and career-wise, I am being punished for staying home with two children for nearly the past decade, as opposed to building a career. Not that I would change a minute of it!

But I know, that just like my health obstacles, I will rise above this as well.

So we have the health issues, as well as the male-domination issues in my personal life, which has given rebirth to this blog I started in 2010. My mission is to provide YOU with information for the best eco-conscious, community-conscious products and services that are mostly operated by female entrepreneurs. Some men will receive attention, I am not a man-hater or anything, but I want to empower women, as I try to grow in a healthy environment, myself.

You deserve a chemical-free life, so does your family, and you, as a female (if you are one, LOL!) deserve the same rights and opportunities as any man. We balance families, careers, and so much more, that a site like this, where you can receive genuine reviews, can (hopefully) only help!

I swear to you, that the only products I will review, are ones that I have actually tried and firmly believe in. Your trust means everything to me and this venture. If I cannot review a product personally, I will give an interview and indicate this in the article.

Thank you for reading, and here's to a lifetime of health, happiness, and success!

If you are interested in being interviewed or having me review a product, or just want to discuss anything in general, regarding my experiences, and the road to whole living, email me at moderngaiasgadgets@gmail.com.