When her husband received his diagnosis, she was near graduating from college in business management and preparing a business plan to open a clinic with friends. The demands of figuring out how to “save” her husband were immense. She had to (heartbreakingly) go to the group and tell them she was out. She felt she needed to put 100% of her time into solving the CKD puzzle. They struggled with his diet, and he despised being told he could not have foods he treasured. This sparked a determination in her to figure out how to allow him to have them once again. She believed there had to be a way to work with food. (She was right) So, within a week of graduating, she turned around and went to culinary school, then followed that with nutrition. She was devoted to finding the answers and applying all she was learning to how it fits with CKD. It took her five years, but thankfully, she had been blessed with the ability to focus solely on it and be in the right place, at the right time, with the proper education, opportunities, and circumstances to find every vital answer.

In 2020, CKD Culinary Consulting was born and with it, brought forth The How to Eat for CKD Method™ Nutritional Program! The then-budding entrepreneur knew there was a need for a clear, reliable method to free kidney patients from their confusion, show them how to have their favorite foods, more variety, give them a simplified process, and show them how to successfully build their personalized kidney diet and lifestyle.

She wanted to be free of the limitations of traditional office visits, limited daily appointments, restricted availability, and the high costs of maintaining a physical space. So, she took a bold step and moved her practice online, making her services more accessible to those who truly needed help. Rather than working with clients one-on-one, she transformed her CKD nutrition process into a comprehensive online program, allowing her to guide more people simultaneously. Due to popular demand, she also published the program in book form, offering yet another way to make her expertise available to anyone looking to take control of their kidney health. Her husband’s lab numbers remained stable for nearly a decade until he contracted Covid-19, although his pants size did go up due to all the delicious foods.