In 2013, Whitney was diagnosed with a rare gene mutation. In fact, it was so rare that she was the first person to have ever been diagnosed with the disease and the mutation was so horrific that she should not have survived her mother's pregnancy. After years of research on this new disease, Whitney Was invited to give the new phenomenon a name. She chose to call it "MAGIS Syndrome." "MAGIS," is the Latin word for "more." She hoped the meaning would give future patients who are diagnosed with MAGIS Syndrome the assurance that they are MORE than their disease. Whitney hopes through her story, people of all ages will know that despite the mountains they face, they are MORE!¿