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Chris & Becky
Cash Family By: DeAndra Yates | Photos by: Nightingale + Willow - Leah Parks
Nearly six years ago I was introduced to this feisty, forwardthinking, and very loving momma bear named Becky Cash. My life had recently taken an unexpected turn and I must admit that I believe that our connecting was very intentional. She has assisted me along this incredible journey that we call life and I believe by sharing a glimpse of her family’s story, you will find comfort in her strength and resilience in her faith. Becky and Chris Cash have been married for over 21 years. Chris grew up in Kentucky and Becky in Ohio. Becky smiles when she speaks about her husband Chris and how their marriage has sustained through all of life’s challenges. She confidently admits that it is his love coupled with their faith in God that has allowed for them to navigate this incredible hand that they have been given. Chris and Becky Cash are parents to six amazing children Gabriel, Mikaela, Faustina, Catherine, Adeline, and Pauline. The couple runs a very successful business with the Shaklee Organization as well as Becky having a private practice as a Naturopathic Practitioner. Complications of Becky’s own health when she was very young and that of her children directed the couple to take this career path. It also allows for the freedom they need to be able to care for their children and attend doctor appointments without the added pressures of a traditional work schedule. Chris and Becky work together like a dynamic duo. Often Chris is at home with the children while Becky is pouring her knowledge and heart into a family or an individual that may be experiencing similar struggles. While at their home one evening Chris said to me, I do what I do at home so she can go out in the world and be great! That statement was said with tons of love and adoration for what his wife does, at
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the same token Becky says she could not imagine a better mate to be on this journey with. His love and understanding for her advocacy and the call on her life is one to be admired, as his courage to be a stay home dad is one to be highly noted. Before the couple met and had any children of their own, Becky and her husband had worked with children with special needs at a summer camp. She jokingly laughs and says, “God was preparing us individually for what was to become a huge part of our life story.” The diagnosis and abilities of her children span across a broad range. From mitochondria disease to juvenile diabetes, autism, Lyme disease and partial paralysis. The Cash family has a child who is wheelchair-bound, life did not start off with her being paralyzed to any degree, the aggressiveness of her disease has caused a significant change in her abilities over the years. Becky and I spent a few minutes talking about the impact that this has had on her other children. It is one thing for your children to grow up seeing their sibling disabled or ably different but there is a different impact when the turn is sudden or progressively changes over time. The family for many years saw their loved one walking, talking, and being full of life
