hello everyone it’s always strange to have someone introduce you because when
have someone introduce you because when
have someone introduce you because when you’re when you’re in your lane and
you’re when you’re in your lane and
you’re when you’re in your lane and you’re you’re focused and you’re hyper
you’re you’re focused and you’re hyper
you’re you’re focused and you’re hyper focused like I get on what you’re doing
focused like I get on what you’re doing
focused like I get on what you’re doing you forget about all of the things
you forget about all of the things
you forget about all of the things you’ve done you forget the path that
you’ve done you forget the path that
you’ve done you forget the path that you’ve been on you’re just focused on
you’ve been on you’re just focused on
you’ve been on you’re just focused on what’s ahead of you so today I want to
what’s ahead of you so today I want to
what’s ahead of you so today I want to give you a story about my path from West
give you a story about my path from West
give you a story about my path from West Texas to saving the world and it’s been
Texas to saving the world and it’s been
Texas to saving the world and it’s been a wonderful journey and it all started
a wonderful journey and it all started
a wonderful journey and it all started with my trusty steed poncho I was Lefty
with my trusty steed poncho I was Lefty
with my trusty steed poncho I was Lefty we were going to be the greatest cowgirl
we were going to be the greatest cowgirl
we were going to be the greatest cowgirl miniature Welsh Pony team that that ever
miniature Welsh Pony team that that ever
miniature Welsh Pony team that that ever existed he was my best friend I was a
existed he was my best friend I was a
existed he was my best friend I was a little bit of a strange child I was a
little bit of a strange child I was a
little bit of a strange child I was a tomboy and I did not travel the same
tomboy and I did not travel the same
tomboy and I did not travel the same path that the other girls did and this
path that the other girls did and this
path that the other girls did and this is something that I don’t know why but
is something that I don’t know why but
is something that I don’t know why but that’s just how I was I was wired we
that’s just how I was I was wired we
that’s just how I was I was wired we were we were we were really great
were we were we were really great
were we were we were really great friends and I had an amazing family
friends and I had an amazing family
friends and I had an amazing family around me that saw something in me I
around me that saw something in me I
around me that saw something in me I still am not quite sure what it is they
still am not quite sure what it is they
still am not quite sure what it is they saw but they saw something in me that
saw but they saw something in me that
saw but they saw something in me that was different and something that they
was different and something that they
was different and something that they wanted to encourage and so they put this
wanted to encourage and so they put this
wanted to encourage and so they put this little bubble around me and they they
little bubble around me and they they
little bubble around me and they they encouraged me to go and learn and and do
encouraged me to go and learn and and do
encouraged me to go and learn and and do and I was the first person in my family
and I was the first person in my family
and I was the first person in my family to go to college they thought that was
to go to college they thought that was
to go to college they thought that was wonderful and great yeah she’s going to
wonderful and great yeah she’s going to
wonderful and great yeah she’s going to go to college my my family was very
go to college my my family was very
go to college my my family was very proud of me
proud of me
proud of me and they got a little confused when I
and they got a little confused when I
and they got a little confused when I went to graduate school and then they
went to graduate school and then they
went to graduate school and then they got really confused when I went to get
got really confused when I went to get
got really confused when I went to get my PhD and kept asking me what what
my PhD and kept asking me what what
my PhD and kept asking me what what grade I was in look at the 30 second
grade I was in look at the 30 second
grade I was in look at the 30 second grade I did when I was gonna get a job
grade I did when I was gonna get a job
grade I did when I was gonna get a job then they were really confused when I
then they were really confused when I
then they were really confused when I went to Mayo Clinic for my my junior
went to Mayo Clinic for my my junior
went to Mayo Clinic for my my junior fellowship and even more so when I went
fellowship and even more so when I went
fellowship and even more so when I went to Duke for my senior fellowship and
to Duke for my senior fellowship and
to Duke for my senior fellowship and then at the grand age of 31 I got my
then at the grand age of 31 I got my
then at the grand age of 31 I got my first real job I co-founded my first
first real job I co-founded my first
first real job I co-founded my first company but it all started here in West
company but it all started here in West
company but it all started here in West Texas where I chased horny toads and
Texas where I chased horny toads and
Texas where I chased horny toads and captured as many as I could
captured as many as I could
captured as many as I could and went on many adventures with poncho
and went on many adventures with poncho
and went on many adventures with poncho the inspiration for where I am in large
the inspiration for where I am in large
the inspiration for where I am in large part came from my grandmother this is my
part came from my grandmother this is my
part came from my grandmother this is my grandmother her name was winema and
grandmother her name was winema and
grandmother her name was winema and winema is Native American for a woman
winema is Native American for a woman
winema is Native American for a woman chief so I was raised by a woman chief
chief so I was raised by a woman chief
chief so I was raised by a woman chief my mother’s name is also winema so I had
my mother’s name is also winema so I had
my mother’s name is also winema so I had a very strong female line bringing me
a very strong female line bringing me
a very strong female line bringing me through this through this path I was on
through this through this path I was on
through this through this path I was on and what inspired me about her was she
and what inspired me about her was she
and what inspired me about her was she was very ill and I went to a lot of
was very ill and I went to a lot of
was very ill and I went to a lot of doctors appointments with her I would go
doctors appointments with her I would go
doctors appointments with her I would go and spend time with her at the hospital
and spend time with her at the hospital
and spend time with her at the hospital and any time I was with her with her
and any time I was with her with her
and any time I was with her with her doctors and medical team she would
doctors and medical team she would
doctors and medical team she would always tell them how this was her
always tell them how this was her
always tell them how this was her granddaughter and her granddaughter was
granddaughter and her granddaughter was
granddaughter and her granddaughter was gonna be a doctor when she grew up and
gonna be a doctor when she grew up and
gonna be a doctor when she grew up and that was that was the seed that my
that was that was the seed that my
that was that was the seed that my grandmother planted in me what happened
grandmother planted in me what happened
grandmother planted in me what happened with my grandmother was she was very
with my grandmother was she was very
with my grandmother was she was very sick and no one could figure out why and
sick and no one could figure out why and
sick and no one could figure out why and many of the health care providers and
many of the health care providers and
many of the health care providers and and some of our family as well had
and some of our family as well had
and some of our family as well had written her off as a hypochondriac she
written her off as a hypochondriac she
written her off as a hypochondriac she suffered with tremendous pain and it
suffered with tremendous pain and it
suffered with tremendous pain and it wasn’t that the doctors didn’t want to
wasn’t that the doctors didn’t want to
wasn’t that the doctors didn’t want to help her they just didn’t have the right
help her they just didn’t have the right
help her they just didn’t have the right tools to be able to help her they didn’t
tools to be able to help her they didn’t
tools to be able to help her they didn’t understand what was really going on so
understand what was really going on so
understand what was really going on so that really that really left a mark on
that really that really left a mark on
that really that really left a mark on me and you know a long journey to get
me and you know a long journey to get
me and you know a long journey to get where I am today I’m the CEO for a pareo
where I am today I’m the CEO for a pareo
where I am today I’m the CEO for a pareo mix and we are changing everything about
mix and we are changing everything about
mix and we are changing everything about how infections are identified because
how infections are identified because
how infections are identified because the current system is completely broken
the current system is completely broken
the current system is completely broken and my grandmother was was a casualty of
and my grandmother was was a casualty of
and my grandmother was was a casualty of the fact that the system is completely
the fact that the system is completely
the fact that the system is completely broken
broken
broken everyone here has gone to the doctor and
everyone here has gone to the doctor and
everyone here has gone to the doctor and been told something along the lines of I
been told something along the lines of I
been told something along the lines of I think you have an infection here’s some
think you have an infection here’s some
think you have an infection here’s some antibiotics if you don’t feel better in
antibiotics if you don’t feel better in
antibiotics if you don’t feel better in a few days give me a call that’s the
a few days give me a call that’s the
a few days give me a call that’s the standard of care even today and we need
standard of care even today and we need
standard of care even today and we need to do better than that we can do better
to do better than that we can do better
to do better than that we can do better than that and that’s what my company is
than that and that’s what my company is
than that and that’s what my company is doing we are the first company in the
doing we are the first company in the
doing we are the first company in the world to be able to offer patients a way
world to be able to offer patients a way
world to be able to offer patients a way to identify every known bacterial virus
to identify every known bacterial virus
to identify every known bacterial virus parasite and fungus from any clinical
parasite and fungus from any clinical
parasite and fungus from any clinical sample blood tissue urine fecal in one
sample blood tissue urine fecal in one
sample blood tissue urine fecal in one test so instead of making edge
test so instead of making edge
test so instead of making edge okay two guesses as to what someone may
okay two guesses as to what someone may
okay two guesses as to what someone may or may not have let’s find out what they
or may not have let’s find out what they
or may not have let’s find out what they actually have and let’s give them a
actually have and let’s give them a
actually have and let’s give them a targeted treatment so they can get
targeted treatment so they can get
targeted treatment so they can get better and it’s working we have been on
better and it’s working we have been on
better and it’s working we have been on the market for just over a year and the
the market for just over a year and the
the market for just over a year and the way our service works is you collect a
way our service works is you collect a
way our service works is you collect a sample again blood tissue urine stool
sample again blood tissue urine stool
sample again blood tissue urine stool any type of a clinical sample you send
any type of a clinical sample you send
any type of a clinical sample you send us that sample we do sequencing on that
us that sample we do sequencing on that
us that sample we do sequencing on that sample and what that is it takes the
sample and what that is it takes the
sample and what that is it takes the genetic information from the sample and
genetic information from the sample and
genetic information from the sample and it creates a blueprint of everything in
it creates a blueprint of everything in
it creates a blueprint of everything in the sample and from that we have
the sample and from that we have
the sample and from that we have software that is able to make sense of
software that is able to make sense of
software that is able to make sense of this very large very complex data file
this very large very complex data file
this very large very complex data file and match it up to everything that’s
and match it up to everything that’s
and match it up to everything that’s known it’s over 37,000 possibilities so
known it’s over 37,000 possibilities so
known it’s over 37,000 possibilities so this is this is changing everything and
this is this is changing everything and
this is this is changing everything and then we generate a report that goes back
then we generate a report that goes back
then we generate a report that goes back to the patient’s doctor so the doctor
to the patient’s doctor so the doctor
to the patient’s doctor so the doctor can for the first time ever see exactly
can for the first time ever see exactly
can for the first time ever see exactly what’s going on in the patient and be
what’s going on in the patient and be
what’s going on in the patient and be able to create a treatment plan that is
able to create a treatment plan that is
able to create a treatment plan that is going to help the patient finally get
going to help the patient finally get
going to help the patient finally get better
better
better so just to illustrate how important and
so just to illustrate how important and
so just to illustrate how important and how life-changing this technology is
how life-changing this technology is
how life-changing this technology is these are real case studies this is a
these are real case studies this is a
these are real case studies this is a young woman who suffers from a condition
young woman who suffers from a condition
young woman who suffers from a condition called interstitial cystitis
called interstitial cystitis
called interstitial cystitis this is a condition that is considered
this is a condition that is considered
this is a condition that is considered autoimmune there’s no known cause
autoimmune there’s no known cause
autoimmune there’s no known cause there’s no known cure we she’s for 15
there’s no known cure we she’s for 15
there’s no known cure we she’s for 15 years she suffered with this condition
years she suffered with this condition
years she suffered with this condition she’s not an older person she’s a young
she’s not an older person she’s a young
she’s not an older person she’s a young woman she can’t go on vacation she can’t
woman she can’t go on vacation she can’t
woman she can’t go on vacation she can’t hold down a full-time job she can’t
hold down a full-time job she can’t
hold down a full-time job she can’t sleep through the night
sleep through the night
sleep through the night this is debilitating its presence as a
this is debilitating its presence as a
this is debilitating its presence as a urinary tract infection so imagine for
urinary tract infection so imagine for
urinary tract infection so imagine for those of you who suffered with a urinary
those of you who suffered with a urinary
those of you who suffered with a urinary tract infection the pain the urgency the
tract infection the pain the urgency the
tract infection the pain the urgency the very unpleasantness of suffering was
very unpleasantness of suffering was
very unpleasantness of suffering was something like that for 15 years we
something like that for 15 years we
something like that for 15 years we tested her and a week later we had
tested her and a week later we had
tested her and a week later we had answers she had a virus and two bacteria
answers she had a virus and two bacteria
answers she had a virus and two bacteria that should not be there when she was
that should not be there when she was
that should not be there when she was treated for those those things she got
treated for those those things she got
treated for those those things she got better she now holds her first full-time
better she now holds her first full-time
better she now holds her first full-time job at the age of 35 this is going to
job at the age of 35 this is going to
job at the age of 35 this is going to change people’s lives one of these
change people’s lives one of these
change people’s lives one of these people is actually my mother she suffer
people is actually my mother she suffer
people is actually my mother she suffer from the same condition and she for the
from the same condition and she for the
from the same condition and she for the first time in
first time in
first time in and you know many many years can sleep
and you know many many years can sleep
and you know many many years can sleep through the night another interesting
through the night another interesting
through the night another interesting case that we have been working on is an
case that we have been working on is an
case that we have been working on is an autism like illness these are children
autism like illness these are children
autism like illness these are children that are like anyone else’s children
that are like anyone else’s children
that are like anyone else’s children their normal healthy children they get
their normal healthy children they get
their normal healthy children they get strep throat within a matter of just
strep throat within a matter of just
strep throat within a matter of just overnight these children develop autism
overnight these children develop autism
overnight these children develop autism like disorders they become OCD they
like disorders they become OCD they
like disorders they become OCD they develop severe issues with neurological
develop severe issues with neurological
develop severe issues with neurological symptoms they develop eating disorders
symptoms they develop eating disorders
symptoms they develop eating disorders they become very very difficult children
they become very very difficult children
they become very very difficult children to care for overnight and it’s called
to care for overnight and it’s called
to care for overnight and it’s called pediatric autoimmune neurological
pediatric autoimmune neurological
pediatric autoimmune neurological syndrome the condition is is not well
syndrome the condition is is not well
syndrome the condition is is not well understood they believe that it’s an
understood they believe that it’s an
understood they believe that it’s an autoimmune reaction there’s a lot of
autoimmune reaction there’s a lot of
autoimmune reaction there’s a lot of autoimmune or yeah I don’t mean things
autoimmune or yeah I don’t mean things
autoimmune or yeah I don’t mean things that I’m sure most of you are familiar
that I’m sure most of you are familiar
that I’m sure most of you are familiar with things like fibromyalgia things
with things like fibromyalgia things
with things like fibromyalgia things like chronic fatigue things like Crohn’s
like chronic fatigue things like Crohn’s
like chronic fatigue things like Crohn’s disease our working hypothesis is that
disease our working hypothesis is that
disease our working hypothesis is that there’s no such thing as an autoimmune
there’s no such thing as an autoimmune
there’s no such thing as an autoimmune condition they just don’t know what’s
condition they just don’t know what’s
condition they just don’t know what’s there they just can’t identify what’s
there they just can’t identify what’s
there they just can’t identify what’s there that’s causing the immune response
there that’s causing the immune response
there that’s causing the immune response and so with this child this particular
and so with this child this particular
and so with this child this particular case I’m five years old for three years
case I’m five years old for three years
case I’m five years old for three years this child has been suffering been on
this child has been suffering been on
this child has been suffering been on almost constant antibiotics for the for
almost constant antibiotics for the for
almost constant antibiotics for the for most of his life and that’s not a good
most of his life and that’s not a good
most of his life and that’s not a good way to raise a child that’s not a good
way to raise a child that’s not a good
way to raise a child that’s not a good way for a human being to navigate
way for a human being to navigate
way for a human being to navigate through life being on antibiotics
through life being on antibiotics
through life being on antibiotics constantly it’s very damaging many
constantly it’s very damaging many
constantly it’s very damaging many doctors many treatments parents are so
doctors many treatments parents are so
doctors many treatments parents are so frustrated the parents you know we we
frustrated the parents you know we we
frustrated the parents you know we we talk to them on the phone they’re in
talk to them on the phone they’re in
talk to them on the phone they’re in tears they want to help their child but
tears they want to help their child but
tears they want to help their child but nobody can figure out what’s going on so
nobody can figure out what’s going on so
nobody can figure out what’s going on so we run a test we run a blood test and we
we run a test we run a blood test and we
we run a test we run a blood test and we did a swab of the oral pharyngeal space
did a swab of the oral pharyngeal space
did a swab of the oral pharyngeal space and this child had a fungus and a
and this child had a fungus and a
and this child had a fungus and a bacteria that should not be there and
bacteria that should not be there and
bacteria that should not be there and when he was treated his symptoms
when he was treated his symptoms
when he was treated his symptoms completely resolved
completely resolved
completely resolved what if autism is a fungal infection
what if autism is a fungal infection
what if autism is a fungal infection that
that
that one of the questions we’re trying to
one of the questions we’re trying to
one of the questions we’re trying to answer right now so we are working with
answer right now so we are working with
answer right now so we are working with dozens of patients that have this
dozens of patients that have this
dozens of patients that have this condition and we are working to try to
condition and we are working to try to
condition and we are working to try to identify what is really going on in
identify what is really going on in
identify what is really going on in these patients and following them and
these patients and following them and
these patients and following them and tracking them through treatment and
tracking them through treatment and
tracking them through treatment and hopefully resolution of symptoms so we
hopefully resolution of symptoms so we
hopefully resolution of symptoms so we can come up with some real answers and
can come up with some real answers and
can come up with some real answers and make some real difference in people’s
make some real difference in people’s
make some real difference in people’s lives and again this goes round full
lives and again this goes round full
lives and again this goes round full circle this goes back to with the days
circle this goes back to with the days
circle this goes back to with the days where I would sit with my grandmother in
where I would sit with my grandmother in
where I would sit with my grandmother in the doctor’s office and listen to the
the doctor’s office and listen to the
the doctor’s office and listen to the doctors you know struggle with how to
doctors you know struggle with how to
doctors you know struggle with how to help her if my technology if if they
help her if my technology if if they
help her if my technology if if they technology that a pareo mix is using
technology that a pareo mix is using
technology that a pareo mix is using right now was around when my grandmother
right now was around when my grandmother
right now was around when my grandmother was was so sick she she may still be
was was so sick she she may still be
was was so sick she she may still be alive today and so that’s the power of
alive today and so that’s the power of
alive today and so that’s the power of what we’re doing
what we’re doing
what we’re doing we are changing the world through
we are changing the world through
we are changing the world through information my my staff we have we have
information my my staff we have we have
information my my staff we have we have a couple of missions and mantras we live
a couple of missions and mantras we live
a couple of missions and mantras we live by so our mission is to change
by so our mission is to change
by so our mission is to change everything about how infections are
everything about how infections are
everything about how infections are identified because it’s not working what
identified because it’s not working what
identified because it’s not working what we’re doing is not working everyone in
we’re doing is not working everyone in
we’re doing is not working everyone in here has somebody either themselves or
here has somebody either themselves or
here has somebody either themselves or their family is suffering with an issue
their family is suffering with an issue
their family is suffering with an issue and the doctors don’t know why the other
and the doctors don’t know why the other
and the doctors don’t know why the other mantra is the truth will set you free
mantra is the truth will set you free
mantra is the truth will set you free when you know what’s really going on you
when you know what’s really going on you
when you know what’s really going on you can address it and for some of our
can address it and for some of our
can address it and for some of our patients some of these patients are
patients some of these patients are
patients some of these patients are having being told they have psychiatric
having being told they have psychiatric
having being told they have psychiatric issues I have one patient who is
issues I have one patient who is
issues I have one patient who is institutionalized for a psychiatric
institutionalized for a psychiatric
institutionalized for a psychiatric condition and really they just had an
condition and really they just had an
condition and really they just had an infection that needed to be treated
infection that needed to be treated
infection that needed to be treated these patients go through the system and
these patients go through the system and
these patients go through the system and the system doesn’t know what to do with
the system doesn’t know what to do with
the system doesn’t know what to do with them so they you know throw their hands
them so they you know throw their hands
them so they you know throw their hands up and say I’m sorry I can’t help you or
up and say I’m sorry I can’t help you or
up and say I’m sorry I can’t help you or there’s nothing wrong with you imagine
there’s nothing wrong with you imagine
there’s nothing wrong with you imagine being told by your doctor that there’s
being told by your doctor that there’s
being told by your doctor that there’s nothing wrong with you but you know
nothing wrong with you but you know
nothing wrong with you but you know there’s something wrong with you and as
there’s something wrong with you and as
there’s something wrong with you and as a patient if you get defiant about being
a patient if you get defiant about being
a patient if you get defiant about being told there’s nothing wrong with you
told there’s nothing wrong with you
told there’s nothing wrong with you then you’re labeled as as a psych case
then you’re labeled as as a psych case
then you’re labeled as as a psych case and you are viewer referred to a
and you are viewer referred to a
and you are viewer referred to a psychiatric institution
psychiatric institution
psychiatric institution that is completely demoralizing to these
that is completely demoralizing to these
that is completely demoralizing to these patients and with through our testing
patients and with through our testing
patients and with through our testing even if we can’t do anything to treat
even if we can’t do anything to treat
even if we can’t do anything to treat the issue they have just knowing I am
the issue they have just knowing I am
the issue they have just knowing I am sick that’s enough for a lot of these
sick that’s enough for a lot of these
sick that’s enough for a lot of these patients and that would have been enough
patients and that would have been enough
patients and that would have been enough for my grandmother knowing okay you’re
for my grandmother knowing okay you’re
for my grandmother knowing okay you’re sick there’s nothing we can do to help
sick there’s nothing we can do to help
sick there’s nothing we can do to help you we can help you manage but there’s
you we can help you manage but there’s
you we can help you manage but there’s nothing we can do to cure you would have
nothing we can do to cure you would have
nothing we can do to cure you would have been tremendous that would have made
been tremendous that would have made
been tremendous that would have made such a tremendous improvement in her
such a tremendous improvement in her
such a tremendous improvement in her quality of life and it would have
quality of life and it would have
quality of life and it would have changed the relationship with her family
changed the relationship with her family
changed the relationship with her family so so that’s what a pareo mix is doing
so so that’s what a pareo mix is doing
so so that’s what a pareo mix is doing it’s been a long road from West Texas
it’s been a long road from West Texas
it’s been a long road from West Texas through to a pareo mix and and leading a
through to a pareo mix and and leading a
through to a pareo mix and and leading a company forward with with with literally
company forward with with with literally
company forward with with with literally life-changing technology but it all
life-changing technology but it all
life-changing technology but it all started here and it’s great to be back
started here and it’s great to be back
started here and it’s great to be back and I appreciate the opportunity to
and I appreciate the opportunity to
and I appreciate the opportunity to speak to everyone thank you
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