My 15-year-old daughter kept complaining about nausea and severe stomach pain. My husband brushed it off and said, “she’s just faking it. Don’t waste time or money.” So I secretly took her to the hospital myself. The doctor stared at the scan and whispered, “there’s something inside her…” All I could do was scream.

For weeks, I knew deep down that something was terribly wrong with my daughter long before anyone else in the house took her symptoms seriously. Maya, my fifteen-year-old daughter, kept suffering from nausea, sharp stomach pain, and an exhaustion so overwhelming it seemed to drain all the life out of her.

This wasn’t the energetic girl I knew.…continue reading…