Everyone has suffered in life. The heavy cross of chronic pain and/or grave illness is a brutal cross to carry. It tests one to the very depth of their human capacity to survive, endure, and hopefully thrive. Greg Gilstrap, a former TV personality and Director of Tourism in the State of Arizona, shares some stories and witness regarding his decades-long battle with spinal trauma and related issues. Patricia Philipps, DM, is a “former corporate slave” now serving her local police department, shares some deeply emotional witness regarding her rare kidney ailment and her battle with cancer.