{"id":2738,"date":"2026-02-09T21:34:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T21:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projectdemolink.com\/Gwen-Pike\/?page_id=2738"},"modified":"2026-02-12T23:45:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T23:45:11","slug":"story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/projectdemolink.com\/Gwen-Pike\/story\/","title":{"rendered":"Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2738\" class=\"elementor elementor-2738\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d905d90 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d905d90\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f83ef8d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f83ef8d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3a8cb3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c3a8cb3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a88ad33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a88ad33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Story<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3d90cc elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e3d90cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/projectdemolink.com\/Gwen-Pike\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get in touch<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9a3222 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f9a3222\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76d9414 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"76d9414\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc90b3d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dc90b3d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2065197 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2065197\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stories<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e312fb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e312fb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stories of Strength<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2df5fed e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2df5fed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-154c56a elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-blog-posts\" data-id=\"154c56a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" 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Open items with Enter or Space, close with Escape and navigate using the Arrow keys.\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-heading\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-2566954571\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-2566954571\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab-index=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-2566954571\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tAll\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"plain-words\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-2566954572\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-2566954572\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tIn Plain Words\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"behind-diagnosis\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-2566954573\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-2566954573\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tBehind The Diagnosis\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"dash-diaries\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-2566954574\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-2566954574\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 4;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tThe Dash Diaries\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-2566954571\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-2566954571\" data-tab-index=\"1\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\" class=\"e-active elementor-element elementor-element-246f417 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"246f417\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5967d01 blogpost elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-blog-posts\" data-id=\"5967d01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-blog-posts.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\n        <div id=\"post-items--5967d01\" class=\"row post-items ekit-blog-posts-content wihout-masonry \" data-enable=\"no\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Blog Carousel markup render -->\n\t\t\t\n\n            <div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-6\">\n\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/projectdemolink.com\/Gwen-Pike\/ana-rf-and-anti-dsdna-what-these-autoimmune-markers-really-mean\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/projectdemolink.com\/Gwen-Pike\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/02.webp\" alt=\"ANA, RF, and Anti-dsDNA: What These Autoimmune Markers Really Mean\">\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\n                                                            \n                            \n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-post-body \">\n                            \n                                                                                                                                                        \n                                        \n                                        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/projectdemolink.com\/Gwen-Pike\/ana-rf-and-anti-dsdna-what-these-autoimmune-markers-really-mean\/\">\n                            ANA, RF, and Anti-dsDNA:&hellip;                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n                                                                                                                                                    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When you live with a chronic illness, especially one rooted in the immune system,&hellip;<\/p>\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/projectdemolink.com\/Gwen-Pike\/ana-rf-and-anti-dsdna-what-these-autoimmune-markers-really-mean\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" >\n                                            Read More                                            <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-arrow-right\"><\/i>                                        <\/a>\n                                    \n                                                                    <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\n                    <\/div>\n                \n            <\/div>\t\t\t\t\n\n            <div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-6\">\n\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/projectdemolink.com\/Gwen-Pike\/the-day-i-broke-and-found-my-way-back\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/projectdemolink.com\/Gwen-Pike\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/04.webp\" alt=\"The Day I Broke\u2014and Found My Way Back\">\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\n                                                            \n                            \n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-post-body \">\n                            \n                                                                                                                                                        \n                                        \n                                        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/projectdemolink.com\/Gwen-Pike\/the-day-i-broke-and-found-my-way-back\/\">\n                            The Day I Broke\u2014and&hellip;                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n                                                                                                                                                    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Day I Broke\u2014and Found My Way Back They say healing isn\u2019t linear. I&hellip;<\/p>\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/projectdemolink.com\/Gwen-Pike\/the-day-i-broke-and-found-my-way-back\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" >\n                                            Read More                                            <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-arrow-right\"><\/i>                                        <\/a>\n                                    \n                                                                    <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\n                    <\/div>\n                \n            <\/div>\t\t\t\t\n\n            <div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-6\">\n\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/projectdemolink.com\/Gwen-Pike\/when-the-world-kept-spinning-and-i-couldnt-keep-up\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/projectdemolink.com\/Gwen-Pike\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/03.webp\" alt=\"When the World Kept Spinning and I Couldn\u2019t Keep Up\">\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\n                                                            \n                            \n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-post-body \">\n                            \n                                                                                                                                                        \n                                        \n                                        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/projectdemolink.com\/Gwen-Pike\/when-the-world-kept-spinning-and-i-couldnt-keep-up\/\">\n                            When the World Kept&hellip;                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n                                                                                                                                                    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There was a time when I measured my worth by how much I could&hellip;<\/p>\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/projectdemolink.com\/Gwen-Pike\/when-the-world-kept-spinning-and-i-couldnt-keep-up\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" >\n                                            Read More                                            <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-arrow-right\"><\/i>                                        <\/a>\n                                    \n                                                                    <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\n                    <\/div>\n                \n            <\/div>\t\t\t\t\n\n            <div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-6\">\n\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/projectdemolink.com\/Gwen-Pike\/what-your-labs-arent-telling-you-understanding-inflammation-markers\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/projectdemolink.com\/Gwen-Pike\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/01.webp\" alt=\"What Your Labs Aren\u2019t Telling You: Understanding Inflammation Markers\">\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\n                                                            \n                            \n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-post-body \">\n                            \n                                                                                                                                                        \n                                        \n                                        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/projectdemolink.com\/Gwen-Pike\/what-your-labs-arent-telling-you-understanding-inflammation-markers\/\">\n                            What Your Labs Aren\u2019t&hellip;                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n                                                                                                                                                    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When you\u2019re living with a chronic illness or autoimmune condition, labs can feel like&hellip;<\/p>\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/projectdemolink.com\/Gwen-Pike\/what-your-labs-arent-telling-you-understanding-inflammation-markers\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" >\n                                            Read More                                            <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-arrow-right\"><\/i>                                        <\/a>\n                                    \n                                                                    <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\n                    <\/div>\n                \n            <\/div>\t\t\t\t\n\n            <div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-6\">\n\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/projectdemolink.com\/Gwen-Pike\/the-journey-of-living-with-a-chronic-illness-and-why-advocacy-matters\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/projectdemolink.com\/Gwen-Pike\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/05.webp\" alt=\"The Journey of Living with a Chronic Illness and Why Advocacy Matters\">\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\n                                                            \n                            \n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-post-body \">\n                            \n                                                                                                                                                        \n                                        \n                                        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/projectdemolink.com\/Gwen-Pike\/the-journey-of-living-with-a-chronic-illness-and-why-advocacy-matters\/\">\n                            The Journey of Living&hellip;                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n                                                                                                                                                    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Chronic illness affects millions, yet the experience is often deeply personal, complex, and misunderstood.&hellip;<\/p>\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/projectdemolink.com\/Gwen-Pike\/the-journey-of-living-with-a-chronic-illness-and-why-advocacy-matters\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" >\n                                            Read More                                            <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-arrow-right\"><\/i>                                        <\/a>\n                                    \n                                                                    <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\n                    <\/div>\n                \n            <\/div>\t\t\t\t\n\n            <div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-6\">\n\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/projectdemolink.com\/Gwen-Pike\/she-walks-in-fear-a-chronic-illness-warriors-journey\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/projectdemolink.com\/Gwen-Pike\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/06.webp\" alt=\"She Walks in Fear: A Chronic Illness Warrior\u2019s Journey\">\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\n                                                            \n                            \n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-post-body \">\n                            \n                                                                                                                                                        \n                                        \n                                        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/projectdemolink.com\/Gwen-Pike\/she-walks-in-fear-a-chronic-illness-warriors-journey\/\">\n                            She Walks in Fear:&hellip;                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n                                                                                                                                                    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We don\u2019t talk about fear enough in HR. Not the kind that comes from&hellip;<\/p>\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/projectdemolink.com\/Gwen-Pike\/she-walks-in-fear-a-chronic-illness-warriors-journey\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" >\n                                            Read More                                            <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-arrow-right\"><\/i>                                        <\/a>\n                                    \n                                                                    <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\n                    <\/div>\n                \n            <\/div>\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n        \n        \n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-2566954572\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"plain-words\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-2526839 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2526839\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5219e30 blogpost elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-blog-posts\" data-id=\"5219e30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-blog-posts.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\n        <div id=\"post-items--5219e30\" class=\"row post-items ekit-blog-posts-content wihout-masonry \" data-enable=\"no\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Blog Carousel markup render -->\n\t\t\t\n\n            <div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-6\">\n\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/projectdemolink.com\/Gwen-Pike\/the-journey-of-living-with-a-chronic-illness-and-why-advocacy-matters\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/projectdemolink.com\/Gwen-Pike\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/05.webp\" alt=\"The Journey of Living with a Chronic Illness and Why Advocacy Matters\">\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\n                                                            \n                            \n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-post-body \">\n                            \n                                                                                                                                                        \n                                        \n                                        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/projectdemolink.com\/Gwen-Pike\/the-journey-of-living-with-a-chronic-illness-and-why-advocacy-matters\/\">\n                            The Journey of Living with&hellip;                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n                                                                                                                                                    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Chronic illness affects millions, yet the experience is often deeply personal, complex, and misunderstood. 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