My name is Kelly Wilson. My life has been rich with beauty, excitement, love and friendship, yet plagued with illness, abuse and personal challenges that test a soul to its limits.
A mother, a wife, a daughter, sister and friend, an entrepreneur, a success, a victim, a patient and a fighter. I am all these things. Life is a gift and through its adversity, I have gained knowledge, power, freedom and happiness. My hope is to inspire strength and encouragement by sharing my experiences, life events and struggles.
Feeling alone and different from my earliest memories, a child of divorce, raped from the ages of 11 to 15, leaving home at 13 only to find myself homeless until the age of 16, my learning curve way too fast and steep. Diagnosed with a rare and terminal disease called Sarcoidosis at the age of 26 and given “one year to live”. Fast forward to now, most recently diagnosed with an ultra rare form of cancer and Celiac Disease. I have had to be an advocate for my own health and have quickly learned that asking the hard questions and becoming knowledgeable about my illnesses is crucial to my survival. I have experienced tragedy and death and have been privileged to sit with loved ones as they take their last peaceful breath. It’s not all been bad, I have been a successful entrepreneur from an early age, beginning with sales and my own gourmet cheesecake business, to becoming one of the top insurance/financial advisers in the country. I have traveled the globe and have experienced the beauty of different cultures, eaten at incredible restaurants, tasted amazing wines and have met some of the worlds rich and famous. It’s been an incredible journey from adversity to success and one that is worth the read. Unbelievable though it may seem, there is no fiction in these pages.