GRAHAM SIMPLIFIED
One family’s journey toward health, simplicity and hope
Welcome. My name is Craig. This site is dedicated to the story of my family’s attempt to make life livable again after illness and struggles to adapt to neurodiversity. This site isn’t about selling a solution. It’s about documenting what’s real, what’s worked, what hasn’t, and what we’re still figuring out. If our story helps you ask a new question, feel less alone or maybe a bit entertained, that’s the goal.
Our Search for Home
Follow our 7,500 mile route across the country as we test environments, learn what affects my symptoms, and search for a place that feels livable again
Symptom Tracking
Tracking symptoms, environmental triggers, and recovery patterns as we travel.
Recent Reflections
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Field Notes #2 — Niagara, New York at Niagara Woodland Campground
FIELD NOTES #2 NIAGARA, NEW YORK A World-Class Wonder, But Not A MCAS Safe Location Dates Jun 25 – Jun 28, 2026 Miles Driven 216 Weather 78-88 Sunny w/ Storms Symptom Score 25 (baseline: 23) WOuld we return No Where We Stayed Niagara Woodland Family…
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Field Notes #1 — Cleveland, Ohio at Roundup Lake
FIELD NOTES #1 CLEVELAND, OHIO Our first stop on the search for home Dates Jun 21 – Jun 25, 2026 Miles Driven 379 Weather 68-70 Sunny w/ Storms Symptom Score 25 (baseline: 23) WOuld we return No Where We Stayed Roundup Lake Campground – Mantua,…
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How We Prepared Our Truck and Camper for a Year of Full-Time Travel
We’re On The Road! Today we completed the first leg of our 7,500-mile journey around the country in search of a place where I might finally find some relief from my MCAS symptoms. My wife and two sons have sacrificed a tremendous amount to make…
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Symptom Tracking: How I Learned to See Patterns in My MCAS
When I first started trying to understand my MCAS, one of the most overwhelming — and ultimately most helpful — things I began doing was tracking my symptoms. At first, I struggled to find the motivation. The whole process felt almost impossible. There were just…
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Trying to Get Help With MCAS: Why It’s So Hard (and What Helped Me)
I didn’t go into this part of my journey with high expectations. Dealing with a wide range of symptoms across multiple systems, I assumed I’d either be dismissed… or misunderstood. I don’t love going to the doctor, and dealing with a wide variety of symptoms…
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How to Build a ChatGPT Model to Help You With Your MCAS Symptoms: Turning Lived Experience Into Something Predictive
When you live with something like MCAS, a lot of life becomes reactive. You eat something and wait to see what happens. You go somewhere new and brace for symptoms. You try a new activity and hope you didn’t push too far. For a long…
A Little About Me
Hi, I’m Craig — a dad, husband, and lifelong runner learning to slow down. Eight years ago, I began developing strange, unexplained symptoms that upended my life and eventually led to a diagnosis of Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS).
Now my family and I are simplifying everything — selling our home, homeschooling our kids, and traveling the country in a 32-foot camper to find the environment where I can live with less pain and more peace.
I’m not here to sell a cure or offer easy answers. I’m just sharing what we learn along the way — about health, home, and the courage to start over.
If you’d like to know how this all began, you can read our story:
👉 The Story Behind Graham Simplified
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