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I
had a fairly normal childhood growing up in a family of 9 children. I was a healthy child and of Canada’s Olympic hopefuls,
while in my teens.
When
I became an adult I suffered life-threatening allergies to the point where I
felt I had earned my own parking spot at Scarborough General Hospital. I was tested several times by doctors who explained to me
that they could not identify the combination of food or products that caused
the severity of the attacks. One
such attack that burned my eyelids, caused a reduction in my vision, and sent
me to the hospital by ambulance in a state of shock.
The medical doctor’s solution (and there were several) was that they
could not stop the severity of the attacks once they had started, so they had
to prevent them from starting.
I
lived in a panic at work for fear someone would spray a chemical, at
restaurants watching for the hint of a rash or itch.
I had antihistamines, in my car, in my husband’s car, in my purse, in
the office and at home. I carried
a needle. I became good at early
detection. This was my life.
As
I got older another problem developed that I put down to age and weight gain.
My legs ached, I had trouble getting out of bed in the morning, and I
used to fall down because my knees gave out.
I went to a medical doctor and was told I had some form of arthritis
and was given a drug for pain and basically told I had to live with it.
I was not happy with growing old.
One
day I listened to my son-in-law talk about his mother and the problems she had
with her legs and how she got rid of the pain.
I made the call to a clinic in Stouffville and made my first
appointment with Dr. Turner. As I
arrived for my first visit, my son-in-law was also there for treatment and
laughed when I asked if you had to take your clothes off for chiropractic
treatments. Of course, he said,
and I was heading out the door when he admitted he was joking.
He almost didn’t get a present for his birthday that year.
My
assessment and treatment went so well, the pain was gone quickly and I
discovered I did not have arthritis, but just needed orthotics.
My body was also tilted some. I
was feeling great physically and was down to a maintenance program when I read
about the allergy treatments Dr. Turner was now offering in his clinic.
I did not think that was for me with the severity of my attacks and
after all I had been numerous times for tests and was convinced there was
nothing a doctor could do. But I was building a new kind of respect for this
chiropractor. As
luck would have it, before I got to sign up for allergy treatments my husband
was cleaning the bathtub and sprayed a new cleaning chemical.
I was upstairs so he didn’t think it would bother me.
Within 5 minutes I was coughing and choking but got out on the balcony
in time to get under control. We
were heading up to our cottage for the weekend but I did not feel well enough
to go. I was getting a migraine
and so I sent him on his way. I
would enjoy some quiet “weekend widow” time, I thought.
Friday
night my husband called to check on me and I was in bed, just not feeling
well, still with a migraine. Saturday
he called, I was in bed. Sunday
he called, I was still in bed and had not had anything to eat or drink.
I was feeling week. My
husband headed home and tried to force-feed me Sunday night without success.
Something to do with a stubborn streak I think.
In any case, Monday morning I agreed I was not well and he took me to a
medical doctor. By this time I
could not walk unassisted, I was crying and feeling very sorry for myself, and
my head was still pounding.
The
doctor examined me, talked to my husband and came to the conclusion that I was
having a nervous breakdown, that I was not to be left alone, that I needed
rest (I had just slept for 3 days) and I needed a drug to slow me and down and
relax me! After this appointment
we almost got a divorce as I was not going to take the $90 drugs my husband
had just purchased; I was not going to eat and I did not want to drink. He half carried me home in silence.
As
I lay on the couch not able to take the pain in my head any longer, I asked my
husband to make an appointment with the chiropractor, Dr. Turner.
After all he had taken care of my other problems.
I headed to the clinic, arguing all the way, as my husband kept wanting
to stop for food. I was half
carried into the reception and immediately taken to an office at the back
where I laid down to rest. My
husband went back to the reception to wait. Within fifteen minutes I walked unassisted back to the
reception and announced I was hungry and wanted to go to the restaurant across
the street for a bagel. He jumped
up to help me but I did not need his assistance.
Was it magic, he thought so!
In
fact, the allergy attack had triggered a severe coughing spell that caused my
neck to pull and mis-align, that brought on a migraine that made me feel like
not eating and I ended up very weak and miserable.
Just ask my husband!
After
that I began allergy treatments. Not
only did I cure my allergies permanently, I found out just what the
combinations were that caused the severity of my attacks.
I should let the medical profession in on this! So
how does one go about thanking a Doctor who has given you a new life?
Perhaps
this way………..
You
took the years and made me young You
gave me hope when I had none You
took the pain and gave me fun If
not for you what would I’ve done You
came into my life awhile You
always went that extra mile You
know, I even made you smile Dr.
Turner, you’ve got style You
made me feel alive you know You
seemed to real my very soul You
said it’d work, you made it so Now
I can bend and touch my toes So please accept these words of praise, that seem too little for what I’ve gained. For I am but a mortal being who feels that life is now worth living. Thank you….. My life begins. Anne
November
30, 2000
Madam,
Sir: I
would like to relate to you a new method of treating allergies which I feel
would be of interest to your readers considering the growing number of people
developing environmental allergies. This
is a drug free method; painless and efficient as I and many others are living
proof that it works. The
method was developed by Dr. Devi Nambudripad and it is called NAET (short for
Nambudripad’s Allergy Eliminating Technique).
I know of only one chiropractor who practices it in Ontario, notable
being Dr. Alan Turner of Stouffville. My
experience is as follows: I
have been suffering from allergies since at least the age of 13.
What seemed to be a bad cold in August quickly proved to be a bad case
of hay fever. When my mother came
home that night she rushed me to the hospital as I could barely breathe.
A shot of Benadryl (or whatever they we’re using back then) quickly
opened my breathing passages but I was knocked out for 2 whole days. As
the years went by, I spent most of the year (particularly from Spring to Fall)
sniffling and feeling exhausted all the time.
Back then they would simply imply that I would grow out to it so the
use of over the counter medicines were necessary but this would only alleviate
the symptoms, not eliminate them. After
moving to Stouffville, 2 years ago, I went for a regular chiropractic care. Dr. Turner asked if I had any allergies and proceeded to
explain to me this new procedure, which combines chiropractic and laser
acupuncture. Needless to say I
was leery but since no drugs we’re involved and I do prefer the natural
alternatives I thought I’d give it a shot.
After all I had nothing to lose but little did I know how much I would
gain from these treatments. After
the first treatment I felt a difference.
Dust was no longer a problem. So
I figured that if I get this result after one treatment, what will it be after
all of my allergies are treated. Well
it was nothing less than a new person. I
regained control of my life and my emotions.
I am now a balance individual who did not realize how my allergies
affected me until getting rid of them. My
friends and family cannot believe the change that these treatments have done.
The energy and stamina which I have are unbelievable. I
feel that it is important that the population be made aware that there is a
way to treat your allergies without medication and you, the media, are able to
let the people know. Like
a person who regains control of his or her life by stopping to smoke, a person
with allergies can also regain control of their life by getting rid of them.
It is up to each individual to take control of their life and it is
important to let them know what the alternatives are. Dr.
Turner has given me the opportunity to better my life and for that I thank
him. Should
you wish any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me. Regards, Gaetane
January
4th, 2004 I first came to Dr. Turner’s clinic one
year ago in February 2003 to attend a seminar on Fibromyalgia.
I had been diagnosed with this condition five years before and
have been searching for answers ever since. The symptoms started with pain in my neck and
shoulder which eventually spread until I had pain all over.
The pain was so severe that it was unbearable to even have my
husband put his arms around me.
My energy level had declined to the point where it was difficult
to even do the grocery shopping. We
had to move to a bungalow because it was very difficult to go up and
down stairs. Three years
ago I had to quit work and could no longer do so many of the things I
loved to do. I used to enjoy playing golf which I could no longer do.
Entertaining friends and dinner parties were no longer possible.
I had no life at all and felt desperate and hopeless about my
condition. I had been
to the full gamut of doctors that patients with Fibromyalgia are sent
to. The family doctor sent
me from one specialist to another until a Rheumatologist finally came up
with a diagnosis of Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue.
Unfortunately, there was NO solution other than the pain killers
which I was taking more and more of and learning to live with the pain. When I came to Dr. Turner’s seminar I was
very skeptical that I would hear anything that I hadn’t already heard.
I was pleasantly surprised to hear some new information and it
was especially encouraging to hear from people who had overcome these
conditions. For the first
time I had real hope that I too could get some relief. Within the first three weeks of treatment I
was noticing significant improvements!
My pain level decreased so much that I was able to do things that
I had not been able to do for years! Since then there has been
consistent improvements in my health.
This summer I was able to play golf again and have resumed a
normal life. Recently, I
was able to shovel snow and I was really happy to do it!
These are all things that I thought I would never be able to do
again. Thank you, Dr. Turner for giving me my life
back because before I came to your clinic, I had no life. Sincerely, Barbara Hughes January 21, 2004 Do You Believe In Fate? Was it fate that brought Dr. Turner and I together? I had already been to many other seminars and many medical Doctor’s between 1990 and 2004. I was seeing five doctors when I met Dr. Turner and all five doctors were trying to fix ‘the problems’ I was having. I had been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia in October 1993. Up until that time, I went from one doctor to another; and each doctor always found a problem and always prescribed medication or other treatments for my aliments. I had surgery in 2001 for Intestitial Cystitis. I had test after test, with the results being Bronchitis, Hiatus Hernia, Imbilical Hernia Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and Fibroids in my right breast. One doctor said that most of my problems could be blamed on my being a type two diabetic. As for all the pain I was experiencing, I was pretty much told to learn pain management, and “take this, it might help”, and then, “learn to live with it”. Well, most things did not help. I started to educate myself; I read everything I could. I went to seminars and continued taking my 12 different prescriptions. It was during this time that I started to see some of the same faces, searching like me, but going away with information that we already knew, or finding out that there was no drug or treatment that would show any marked improvement in our condition. When I read Dr. Turner’s ad in the paper, I had this gut feeling that maybe this would be the night I would find help. My husband told me “don’t get your hopes up too high”. As we sat down at Dr. Turner’s seminar, there were the same faces that I was used to seeing in the audience, all looking hopeful. As Dr. Turner started talking, I was already in enough pain from sitting to leave but my husband encouraged me to stay. Well, that night became the beginning of a whole new chapter in my life. I went home with a renewed sense of hope that this man was on the right track. I went to another seminar at Dr. Turner’s office. Over the years, I had seen other chiropractors, some helped my migraines and some who were not able to give me any relief at all from my pain. One even said that he could no longer help me. My first appointment with Dr. Turner was in October 2003. I was extremely hopeful, but I still had some problems to over come ahead of me. I had not been out of my home without my husband in about three years. He did the shopping and I had my medications delivered. I lived in Newmarket, about 40 minutes from Dr. Turner’s office. This was the first fence that I was going to have to overcome. Then, I thought, “I can’t go, I wear diapers all the time, for stress incontinence and other ‘accidents’ from my nervous stomach”. Was this my second fence? Having suffered from clinical depression since 1987, I wasn’t very good at meeting new people on my own or leaving my “safe place”. Was I going to let all my fears keep me from a possible new beginning? But fate stepped in again. As I already had access to the handicapped van, I phoned and found out that I could take the handicapped van to Dr. Turner’s office. “Wow”, now I had no excuse but my own fears. I had insomnia that first night before I waited ‘outside’ for my ride. I knew in my heart that I was taking a very big step towards help. I was very impressed by my first visit to the office, the staff made me feel very comfortable and Dr. Turner put me completely at ease, asking questions as he read my medical history. He then did his evaluation tests as well as X-rays. I had never had X-rays taken of my neck or spine before. I had my progress report in December 2003. My benefits to date are: regular elimination; my neck pain was gone and no more headaches; I had not worn diapers since almost the first treatment and I was sleeping better and longer; and, also resting better, I was not staying in bed for 20 hours. I stopped taking 8 prescriptions with my other doctors approval, and funny enough, the symptoms that I was taking these 8 medications for did not come back. I am moving around my house more, with my walker, but sometimes just with my quad cane. I have a housekeeper twice a month but I have started to do things again, like cooking a whole meal! I am also eating properly. I have had to pace myself. I’m very tired when I get home from a treatment with Dr. Turner. My husband can’t believe the change in my self-confidence, my ability to get-up and get dressed and leave the house two times a week. I actually went to an evening seminar in Dr. Turner’s office “all by myself, in the dark”. I don’t think that I can ever thank Dr. Turner enough for turning my life around. By mid-January, 2004, I just had to write down all my “improvements” (it’s almost like he built a new house for me to live in) I’m like a new person. It’s like the last ten years never existed. I have not taken a single Tylenol Extra Strength since my first visit in October, 2003. My pain level has been greatly reduced. I feel like exercising, my fatigue does not come as often or last as long. Over the past 17 years, I have asked the Lord “What is the plan?” Well, I now know what the plan is! To share my story with others, who are suffering in silence, like I did, for so long. Plant a seed and watch it grow. Watch me fly! Judy Shelly P.S. I do believe in fate! |