I will never forget the words I heard that day, "There is no cure for what you have. You just have to learn to live with it". I walked out of the clinic feeling helpless, hopeless and angry!! Not long after something rose up within me and I said to myself, "I will not accept that!" With the help of the Lord and His grace I will overcome this!
My first plan of action was to educate myself about the condition I had, that they described as Chronic Fatigue! I searched out every book or study done on the subject that I could find. As I looked into the condition and the various treatments that had been tried what I amazingly found was that those who seemed to be overcoming the condition were all using classical, natural, holistic methods and not by the current conventional methods!
There are many symptoms to what they labeled as Chronic Fatigue, one I experienced being a feeling of cloudiness in my mind - like my head was full of cotton. I had heard about Royal Jelly which is what bees feed the queen bee. She lives much longer than worker bees. As I tried Royal Jelly, I found that my head cleared up, I could think more clearly! I was excited to go back to the doctor and share this information! She looked back over at me with this blank stare and said "I've never heard of it". I felt a sinking feeling in my stomach and at that moment I knew I was on my own. There would no encouragement from her on anything natural or holistic that I had discovered.
I am thankful though, because at one point earlier I had been so discouraged and desperate to feel better, I had requested a drug I had heard might make me feel better. Back then I did not realize the dangerous side effects they could have. I am certain because of the doctors reaction that she was very well aware of the effects. With a stern look on her face she said, "I would not think of giving that drug to you!". I know today,over 20 yrs later, the dangerous side effects of so many drugs used in conventional treatments. I have always been very thankful through the years for this doctor who turned down my request for the medication. I do not know where I would be today had I taken prescriptions for all my different symptoms. I do know, from watching others who resorted to taking a bag of drugs, the result would not have been a good place for me. How many times do you look back over your life and thank God for things that didn't work out, when initially you thought they would have be great!
Realizing I was truly on my own in my efforts to overcome Chronic Fatigue, I began to study Classical natural medicine with a vengeance! I spent hundreds of hours pouring over many books, herbal remedies and holistic healing modalities. Instead of being bored out of my mind, I found a passion and such an intense hunger for knowledge on the subject. I maintain that love of study in these classical healing arts today! Next to my love of God and my family, this is my greatest passion!
I have found that there are truly many different paths to healing. There is such a variety of healing modalities available, like a huge smorgasbord of healthy transforming options! I certainly could not take everything that I read about initially. I took it gradually, working out my own healing plan that worked for my condition and my body. I tried many different things that were natural over the years in my quest to recover my health, some worked, others didn't seem to make a difference. What I liked about the natural remedies is that even if they didn't work for me, there were no debilitating side effects!!
Over the years, regardless of whatever health challenge I have faced, I have researched everything I possibly could find on the subject! Knowledge is Power!! It amazes me how many people have serious health issues and when I ask them what they have read on the subject they reply, "absolutely nothing"!! Lack of knowledge makes you weak and vulnerable. Decisions made out of ignorance and fear can have long lasting effects on your life!! Regarding my health, no one takes it more seriously than me. I believe it is necessary to be proactive about our health and not wait for someone to spoon feed me. I take responsibility because it is I and no one else who will have to live with the outcome!!
