About Katie

Katie Beth May was on the verge of the success she’d always dreamed of. Although she didn’t begin modeling until age thirty-two, she had amassed close to one million followers on social media. She was focused on building herself into a brand that melded sexy with strong and smart. And then her life was over.

A coroner’s report ruled that Katie suffered an ischemic stroke as the result of a chiropractic neck adjustment, which tore her left vertebral artery. She was thirty-four years old and left a seven-year-old daughter, Mia. A wrongful death and professional negligence lawsuit filed by her estate against her chiropractor, Eric Swartz, was settled for $250,000 in 2021.

Katie’s family humbly seeks, on her behalf:
(1) to alert people to the warning signs of stroke and
(2) to highlight the risks of chiropractic neck manipulation.