Hi, I'm Vera.

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My youngest sister, Nikoleta, was diagnosed with synovial sarcoma, a rare cancer, when she was 26. I was her caregiver. I took her to appointments in Indiana, Chicago, Texas and New York City. She died at 28.

Too many of those appointments felt cold, especially near the end. I learned how much it matters to be heard, and how much it helps to walk in prepared.

That's why I went into holistic health.

Then at 40, I had my son. The pregnancy was easy until it wasn't. I developed HELLP syndrome, a severe form of preeclampsia, and was put under for the delivery. I missed his birth. He was small and stayed in the hospital for two weeks.

Both times, the same thing helped: knowing what to track and what to ask.

I'm 43 now, a mom to a toddler, and I work full time. I'm not a doctor, and this site doesn't diagnose anything. What I can do is help you notice your patterns and turn them into better questions.

In Nikoleta's memory, I started Sunnies for Sarcoma, a nonprofit for families facing sarcoma.

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