We Drove 8 Hours for Answers—And Found Hope

After years of chasing symptoms, endless tests, and being told “follow up with your primary,” Brady and Calista Watkins had hit a wall. No diagnosis. No clear path forward. Just frustration—and a wife who was getting sicker.

Then a friend’s words changed everything: “If we could do it all over again, we’d go to the West Clinic sooner.”

From Spokane, WA, to a small railroad town in Idaho, this is the unfiltered, real-life journey of a family who risked time, money, and comfort for one thing—answers.

In this episode of Healing Beyond Your Diagnosis, Dr. Jason West sits down with the Watkins family to talk about:

• The decision to trust intuition over endless research

• What it’s like to feel dismissed by the medical system

• The emotional toll illness takes on the entire family

• The difference empathy and human connection make in healing

• Why “Vitamin H” (hope) is the most important prescription

If you’ve ever felt stuck, unheard, or hopeless in your health journey, this story is proof—you can find answers. You can find hope. And you might find them in the last place you expect.