Bridging the Gap

Living in Italy, along with our two children and two dogs, has been an unforgettable experience without doubt. While sitting enjoying my first cup of tea on this beautiful, sunny, yet brisk morning in Rome, my mind recalls our initial few months of living this "foreign language" and reflecting on the decisions that influenced our resolve to pursue this unchartered path for our lives.

Our primary reason for relocating was the opportunity for Jon to help bring Upper Cervical Care to the nations, with Italy being the launching pad. So many of you have asked "Can't he do that living in the United States"...Yes, and was helping get sick people well with much success back home in Carolina. The opportunity to intimately and directly be involved in Research was the challenge that captivated his attention. Jon is working closely with the Italian Medical community as they collectively establish the direct result and function Upper Cervical Care contributes in the healing of selected patients. 


Likewise, the allure of Italy was coupled with purpose and intention. The aspiration to grasp the opportunity with deliberateness allowed Jon and me the resolve to relocate our family with optimism and expectancy that every single thing would line up according to our objectives....moreover our dreams. Oftentimes, the actuality of truth unearths camouflaged pretense which previously eludes you. 


A fresh take on "the lay of the land" so to speak, has provoked the children and me to decamp Rome, while Jon continues to satisfy his contractual obligation here in Italy. Our time will be divided amid two continents; I will soon be home to support and care for my mom during her impending surgery as well as reestablish "roots" for the children, whilst anticipating the next flight.

Rome has forever changed me. I stepped outside myself, followed my "Risk Taker", entwined myself to this Eternal City, garnered courage midst change, proliferated my faith, evolved with fortitude, assimilated a foreign language, and became conscious of essential strands of "candor".