Hello Internet World
& Fellow Friends! It’s Terrific Testimonial Tell-All Tuesday! Yesterday I went to the YMCA . . . gotta be
honest ~ the place overwhelms me. All the machines! I haven’t had to work a
TV remote in 5 years let alone a machine that can throw me on the floor! I found an open machine. I hopped on and luckily it was easy
enough to get going. I slowly figured out how to increase the speed and change
the slant. I will admit it takes a lot for me to walk. I seriously wanted to
cry in four minutes. I always do if I have to walk at a steady pace for long. I
am determined to figure out how to change this pain that attempts to rob me of
my life. I’m pushing myself through “physical therapy”. I am taking it slow. I
don’t need to win a marathon tomorrow. I just need to hit my first goal of
walking 3 miles in 30 minutes. Last night I walked 1.3 miles in 30 minutes. I
know. NOT impressive. However if you could fathom my pain level I think you
might have cause to be amazed.
Two years ago I was in so much pain I wept
myself to sleep most nights . . . no crying . . . no sound . . . I hurt so bad my
eyes overflowed and I would pray for a moment of sleep. It’s part of the reason
I love Melaleuca so much. My wellness level improved. I was eating better
snacks and drinking better drinks due to switching stores. Their Ibuprofen was
off the charts rocking better than Advil and the ease level of my life improved vastly. Cleaning
EVERYTHING from clothes to the kitchen to the bathroom to the entire house and
even the cars became night and day different. I smiled the entire time!
Honestly I still do. I’ll see something go in the laundry and I’ll think never
in a million years will this come clean and wham it does. You know it rocks
when Mike gets excited about how clean his work clothes come! Melaleuca was
more than enough to give me hope. I loved them so much I told my close friends
and family about them. They all decided to try some items themselves and I
began earning another stream of income that I used for massages at this time in
my life dressing myself was a chore. Everything I owned was purchased by its
ease level. I owned no tennis shoes or any “tie” shoes at all. All my clothes
had to be comfy or I might not be able to even get them on. It was through my
massage therapist that I learned that my hips had no rotation. Funny to admit
it but I did not know that until she pointed it out. My inflammation was so
awful in my lower back she insisted I get a full set of ex-rays. She told me I
needed to find a chiropractor that offered free ex-rays so she could be assured
my tail bone was not broken. It was through my chiropractor that I learned why
my head was in so much pain. Right after that I went to my first Melaleuca
convention. I don’t know what I thought I was going to get there. College like
classes was not what I was expecting but that’s what it was. I learned so much
science that weekend I will be a customer for life just for their pharmacy
aisle and their absolute dedication to enhancing lives.
I came back from
convention pretty excited. I knew a lot more than I did when I left. I began
using their vitamins and calcium and the headaches stopped. If I go without the
calcium for 10 days they come back with such a force it is scary. I discovered
that by accident last year. Trust me when I say I won’t be doing that again
anytime soon! The experience gave me respect for their vitality line real
freaking quick! When I tell others that you will notice a difference when you
switch your brand, I am speaking from a source of Truth!
While the never ending
headaches finally ended, my pain in my hips and back was not improving beyond
where it had come. My hope of a pain free life was beginning to fade a little
bit. One night I prayed asking what I needed to do to feel better. The next
morning is when I awoke to the song by Carol King, “Beautiful”. I have thought about
that advice almost every day since then. Seriously can you for one second
imagine being in bed trying to hang onto those last few seconds of sweet
slumber when suddenly an instrumental strikes up. It sounds really awesome but
you are not ready for music yet. Once you put your feet on the floor pain rears
its ugly head and the battle begins. I blogged on this event earlier. All the
details of the song and how I came to realize it was not playing on the radio
can be found in the blog titled “Give it to God and Let it Go”. This event
happened in November of 2011. Then in February of 2012, I met Margie. She helps
run a pain management clinic and she put me on a drink that was being shown to
help people with pain. She gave me one bottle to try and told me if I thought
it helped I should drink 2 bottles a month and then I could cut back my dosage
to as little as one ounce a day. This juice provided me with my first “in color
dream” I had had in almost 3 years. It helped me be able to sleep which is the
only time your body truly goes to town on healing itself. I improved enough to
attempt a yoga class for beginners. It was on my 5th week of class
that my right hip rotated. I laugh when I tell the story now because I was
fearful for a split second that my leg was popping out of place. I bumped
myself up to a stronger juice thinking maybe the rest of my pain would go away
but I noticed no further improvement. Next I quit drinking the juice completely
to see if I noticed a back slide. I did not.
I am still full blown in my
pursuit to get out of pain and I promise to share all and everything I discover
on my journey to total wellness.
I am happy to report that
the YMCA director returned my phone call and I am getting a full tour tonight along
with a wellness assessment! I will keep you posted on how things go. Perhaps I
should do a before photo and a monthly photo so that even I can see any
improvement! I have been so busy today. I started this blog in the morning and
then was away from it for the majority of the day. I am out of time so this is
my post for the day!
Today I pray for all who
are in pain. I so understand how life robbing pain is. I pray you find strength
in your faith. I pray you start your own journey to wellness. I pray that you
never give up hope in better days. In Jesus name I pray. Amen,
Wendy, Mom of Many
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