HOW EVERYTHING STARTED

In 2011, my son was diagnosed with what was known as an incurable illness called “Irlen Syndrome”. He was seven years old at the time. The specialist who diagnosed him stated that his brain had been affected and that we should anticipate  the likelihood that he would be in a wheelchair by the age of 15. I could never have imagined this happening to my family.

That same year saw my own health slowly start its downward spiral. I thought I had everything in place to avoid this: a solid international business, a great income, a young family, a beautiful, big house in a high-end, well-maintained neighbourhood, local and international friends spread across 5 continents. Still, somehow my life was slowly falling apart!

We started looking for solutions. For a couple of years, we tried almost every option available; nothing seemed to work for more than a very short time, so my son’s condition could barely be stabilised. He had to wear dark-tinted glasses to balance his brain’s ability to process visual information; he had constant headaches, digestive complaints and was experiencing environmental distortions.

My condition was not much better. Although my life insurance company ran a comprehensive medical check on me and had offered me their best available rate because — as they informed me — they don’t often see someone in such great physical shape as I was, the truth was that I was literally falling apart!