After Memorial Day in 2014, 36-year-old Paula Stiles developed a bad stomachache. She thought maybe it was bad barbecue, so she decided to take it easy and wait it out. But after one day turned to two, then three, she found the pain wouldn’t subside.
So Stiles listened to a voice in her head to get it checked out. Her doctor thought it could be appendicitis. When that came up negative, her doctors ordered some blood work.
“They said all your blood work looks great,” Stiles said. “And I'm like, I know this is not in my head!”