IN 2019, AT AGE 47, I WAS A single parent to a teenager and working two jobs while running a business. I was stressed and exhausted, ignoring my body’s whispers of intermittent abdominal pain, refusing to slow down.
Those whispers turned into excruciating pain, which led to a life-threatening health crisis and emergency surgery. Turns out it was a gallbladder issue I’d ignored for months. By the time I admitted I needed help, I
