In Part One of this series about Kristi's life, Alissa breaks through Kristi's bombast to hear the real story about her survival from six heart strokes. 

Kristi is also known as "Broadcast Queen", "Seasoned Cliff-Jumper", and founder/leader of a multi-million dollar non-profit charity pairing law enforcement officers with trained dogs across the US. 

None really tell you about the real Kristi story. 

As a self-described Master of First Impressions, she is consumed with empathy for others, an energetic and practical campaigner against injustice, a supporter of strugglers no matter what the struggle (or as she says: "A Fairy Do-Gooder"), and regardless of background or creed. 

Whatever the challenge, Kristi finds a strategic way to help, the best way she can. Does she sound like a true Texan?

Here's her story of survival from chronic illness. 

Follow Kristi:

On all her socials:-

https://linktr.ee/kkschiller

On her non-profit (Help place Canine Officers in Communities and Schools) 

https://www.k9s4cops.org

On the podcast:

https://www.youtube.com/@lissnkristi

On "X" (Twitter):

https://x.com/i/flow/login?redirect_after_login=%2FKKSchiller

On Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/KKSchiller

On Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/KristiSchiller

00:00 - Start 

00:33 - Three Years Ago : "Couldn't hold a fork, no-one knew what was wrong."

01:46 - I collapsed at a football game

02:06 - Like paint was peeling from the inside of my brain

02:20 - They said it was "allergies" but the headaches were getting worse

05:02 - "It's just krink in my neck, or a horse accident"

05:38 - "I couldn't remember my name"

06:33 - "Which direction is my ranch? I'm trying to keep from crying"

09:02- "Going for tests, and I had problems opening the car door"

10:14 - The Doctor said: "You've had massive strokes"

11:17: - Methodist Hospital in Houston -  Dr. Tanyu Garg, MD., Vascular Neurologist

11:40 - "I've cried with her, I've laughed with her."

12:58 - Hole in the heart

13:50 - My heart stopped for nine seconds"

16:04 - "My daughter said: 'They stopped teaching cursive in school' "

18:10 - "This is an amazing charity"

19:59 - "Jose get rid of the plaid jacket"

20:20 - "I look like a pentel pony" 

22:10 - "I'm arguing with everyone in the room" 

24:02 - "I'm living inside the Trueman movie" 

27:52 - "I cannot let my cops down" 

30:52 - Writing a gratitude journal 

31:50 - "I always took care of the part people could see"