Back in December of 2022, Briana took a soccer ball directly to the eye during a game. What we thought was just a scary accident turned into something much bigger. After seeing specialists, she was diagnosed with commotio retina in her right eye. During all the testing, we also found out that both of her retinas were thinning, which led to a laser procedure in both eyes designed to create scar tissue and help reinforce the weakened areas in an effort to prevent further thinning or future retinal complications. Since that day, her vision has never been the same. In her injured eye, she has a large dark blur right in the center of her vision. She can only see around it using her peripheral vision. And even in that remaining vision, she constantly dealt with floaters all day long. What’s even crazier is her “good” eye wasn’t really good either. It also had floaters, and every doctor basically told us the same thing… there wasn’t really a treatment, cure, or fix. As a mom, that’s a hard thing to hear. So over the years, I’ve tried just about everything. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy, special glasses, eye drops, vitamins, supplements, acupuncture, holistic therapies… you name it. Nothing ever seemed to make a difference. But if there’s one thing I’ve always admired about Briana, it’s that she never let any of this define her. She never used it as an excuse. Not once. She never sat around feeling sorry for herself or complaining about how unfair it was. In fact, most people would never even know anything was wrong. It didn’t change how she looked. It wasn’t something anyone could see when they looked at her. I honestly think that helped her. She stayed positive through all of it. She kept playing sports, kept living her life, kept moving forward, and just adapted to the reality she was given. Then I entered my peptide era. After seeing how much peptides helped me with inflammation, recovery after surgery, energy, and overall health, I started asking questions. I asked ChatGPT if there were any studies, clinical trials, or research programs involving commotio retina. It pointed me toward a few things to look into, but I also asked it to think outside the box.