With my own life experiences as the needle, I threaded the words and characters in Rocks and Stinky Socks together. My book shares the value of overcoming obstacles through embracing community and diversity, where stinky socks fit somewhere in between, too. This tapestry of words took years to perfect, though years will not measure the infinite impacts one story can hold.

In my freshman year, I sent handwritten hospital cards to children at Texas Children's. I quite liked the rhymes that flowed from my mind, so I kept them in my notes. From that day forward, I began spinning these rhymes into the first drafts of "Rocks and Stinky Socks."

My personal journey with chronic illness has moved me to give back to the field that changed my future and my life's trajectory. 

My book has reached the hands of pediatric patients in fifty hospitals across America, one in each state. I find deep purpose in knowing that my battles can help other children fight theirs, too.

My first-ever book signing was at my pediatrician's clinic!! Dr. Janet Pate, my pediatrician, has educated me greatly on how to manage my disease. Now, every time I go for checkups, I see Rocks and Stinky Socks on the bookshelf!

My book is available internationally in over 20 retail stores and in countries like South Africa, Belgium, Japan, and Germany... to name a few!

 Within the U.S., my book can be purchased at Barnes and Noble, Walmart, Target, Magers & Quinns, and Amazon, amongst other stores.