Sometimes the most powerful testament to healing comes not from medical journals or clinical studies, but from the lived experience of someone who refused to give up. This is Meghan’s story—a journey from the depths of medical despair to vibrant health through the power of functional and environmental medicine.
When Everything Changed in an Instant
Thirteen years ago, Meghan was living the life of a typical, thriving teenager. At 16, she was a straight-A student, varsity basketball player, and ski racer, returning from a birthday fishing trip in central Manitoba with her whole future ahead of her. She was healthy, vibrant, and unstoppable—until August 24, 2012.
When her MD father and Physician Assistant mom had her go get a a routine sports physical, it became the moment that changed everything. Meghan received her first and only dose of the original quadrivalent Gardasil HPV vaccine.
In an instant, her life trajectory shifted from one of promise and potential to a battle for survival that would last over a decade.
The Long, Dark Journey Through Conventional Medicine
What followed was every family’s worst nightmare. The vaccine devastated Meghan’s body, robbing her of energy and slowly stripping away abilities she had taken for granted.
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Her basketball career vanished
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Even the simplest daily tasks became monumental challenges
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She lost the ability to walk
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Earning her undergraduate and master’s degrees became a battle of endurance, fought one painful step at a time
Meghan’s medical journey read like a horror story:
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More than 110 ICU admissions
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Nearly 70 rounds on a ventilator
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Days in a coma
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Countless days where her family prepared for the worst—planning her funeral and saying goodbyes
The treatments were as devastating as they were numerous: ketamine infusions, lidocaine infusions, feeding tubes, IVIG, chemotherapy, plasma exchange, immunosuppressants, and a daily regiment of 30-40+ medications.
Despite consulting many top hospitals and specialists, Meghan and her family weren’t seeing improvement—they were just trying to stay stable, treading water in an ocean of medical complexity.
The Breaking Point That Became a Turning Point
In July 2023, Meghan was hospitalized again, this time with a constellation of life-threatening conditions: adrenal crisis, sepsis, candidemia, bacteremia, COVID, hypoglycemia, and a severe flare of stiff person syndrome.
As medical staff placed an IV in her neck and began pushing medications to intubate her once again, Meghan had a moment of devastating clarity: her body was shutting down in a way it never had before, and she feared it was going to take her life.
Sometimes our greatest breakthroughs come disguised as our darkest moments.
While Meghan fought for her life in the hospital, her mother attended a campaign event with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for individuals injured by vaccines. There, she met Danielle Howley and Dr. Michael Bauerschmidt from Deeper Healing Medical Wellness Center.
When Meghan left the hospital two weeks later, her mother asked if she’d be open to trying a completely different path—functional and environmental medicine.
After years of conventional treatments that weren’t working, Meghan said yes to what would turn out to be an answered prayer.
A New Beginning: The Functional Medicine Approach
On August 24, 2023—exactly 11 years to the day of her vaccine injury—Meghan began treatment at Deeper Healing in Charleston, South Carolina.
The approach at Deeper Healing was fundamentally different:
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Instead of managing symptoms, they focused on addressing root causes
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Instead of suppressing her immune system, they worked to restore its proper function
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Instead of masking pain, they worked to eliminate sources of inflammation and toxicity
Meghan’s treatment protocol included:
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UVB + ozone therapy to support immune function and oxygenation
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Hydrocolonics to eliminate accumulated toxins
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Rejuvenace Cellular Cleanse for deep cellular detoxification
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Low Dose Antigen Therapy to retrain immune responses
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Ion cleanse for additional detoxification support
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IV therapy to restore nutritional deficiencies
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Autonomic Response + Lab Testing to identify specific imbalances
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EMF remediation to reduce environmental stressors
The Transformation That Defies Medical Expectations
Dr. Bauerschmidt told Meghan she was one of the most complex patients he had ever treated.
Today, Meghan reports being over 98% recovered and she is off all medications.
After 11 years of progressive decline, 110 ICU admissions, and dozens of failed conventional treatments, Meghan has reclaimed her life through Environmental Medicine at Deeper Healing.
Her transformation:
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The crushing pain is gone
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Her organs function normally again
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Disease-related antibodies have disappeared
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She feels better at nearly 29 than she did at 19
She’s now back in school to become a functional and environmental medicine nurse, working two jobs as a social worker, and dreaming big again.
What Makes the Difference: Understanding Root Causes
Meghan’s story illustrates a fundamental truth: the body has an extraordinary capacity to heal when we address root causes rather than just managing symptoms.
While conventional medicine focused on suppressing Meghan’s immune responses, functional medicine asked:
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What triggered her immune system dysfunction in the first place?
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What environmental toxins were preventing her body from healing?
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How could they support her body’s natural detoxification and repair mechanisms?
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What nutritional deficiencies were perpetuating her illness?
By addressing these fundamental questions, they created the conditions for her body to heal after more than a decade of struggle.
Hope for Others: The Ripple Effect of Healing
Meghan’s story isn’t just about one person’s recovery—it’s about what becomes possible when we expand our understanding of healing beyond the conventional medical model.
The team at Deeper Healing has helped people from around the world using this root-cause approach to chronic conditions that conventional medicine struggles to treat.
A Message of Hope and Possibility
Meghan’s transformation is a beacon of hope for anyone struggling with chronic illness, environmental toxicity, or conditions that haven’t responded to conventional treatment.
Her journey from 110 ICU admissions to 98% recovery is a reminder that:
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Healing is possible
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“Incurable” doesn’t have to be the final word
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The human body is capable of remarkable recovery when given the right support
As Meghan continues her journey, her story is inspiring others to explore all their options and never give up on the possibility of a better future.
