“My 15-year-old daughter had been complaining of nausea and stomach pain. My husband said, “she’s just faking it. Don’t waste time or money.”
I knew something was wrong long before anyone else cared to notice. For weeks, my fifteen-year-old daughter, Hailey, had complained about nausea, sharp stomach pains, dizziness, and a constant sense of fatigue that was unusual for a girl who once thrived on soccer, photography, and late-night conversations with her friends. But lately she hardly spoke…
