Many
of you know my personal healing journey of when I had been given a diagnosis of
degenerative disc disease—L4, L5, and S1, and osteoarthritis of the hip. I was told that I needed to have a hip
replacement but, since I was only 38 years old at the time, it was suggested I
wait. Otherwise, it was thought I would have one hip replacement, and it would
only last 10 years, then I could only have one more, and would be left with no
options at 58 years old.
I
was evaluated at the Post Polio Clinic at University of Michigan. There I was
told I had not actually had polio when I was five years old, even though I had
been diagnosed with (and had been treated for) polio in 1955. I was prescribed
a lumbar support, a shoe lift, and physical therapy. I was taking 1,000 mg of
Naprosyn daily.
With
everything that was done to me, my symptoms got worse. I used to say that I had
bad days and worse days. At that time of my life, I never had a day where I was pain free.
The
medical doctors told me I would not be able to work, I would be in constant
pain, and I was told that I would never
have quality of life. I am so grateful that you don't have to take bad
advice, even when it is delivered as a hypnotic command, and even when you paid
for it!
One
of my friends was a nurse. She needed some quick CEUs so she attended a Healing Touch Level 1 workshop. She came
back from that, brought me her manual, and gave it to me saying, "I don't
know why I took this, but it is you." I did not know anything about
chakras, or auras, or meridians, but I knew a lot about chronic pain, and one
of the techniques said it was for relief of chronic pain. Learning about energy
healing gave me my life back, and I have since dedicated my life to sharing
that with others. Now, over 60 years of age, I bike, hike, and totally enjoy
life!
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| Dr. Paul Alfalla, chiropractor, shaman, and healer, with Amelia. |
Today while I listened to Dr. Mary Jo Bullbrook's Wise Chats internet radio interview with Dr. Paul Alfalla, a chiropractor from Lima,
Peru, I kept wondering, "What will it take?" I know what it took for
me to open up to a paradigm of healing that goes beyond the physical. I have
been honored to witness what it took to open up many clients, including Jane Foster who is an amazing spokesperson for Imagine Healing.
It may not take a
universal movement at all. No, when it is
time, it is time. Thank god that is true.
