At the age of 24, after returning from a trip to Mexico, I became paralyzed from the neck down. Doctors could only explain what happened to me as some type of virus I contracted from my trip. I was prescribed massive doses of prednisone, because “it will make me better.” I listened and trusted my doctors as I had throughout my life. My muscles were functional but so weak. I also had pain all over my body to the point where no one could touch my skin. I got worse and was sent from specialist to specialist, with no answers. This went on for a few months. I laid in bed and cried each evening, in horrible pain.
My parents had worked with a nurse practitioner who specialized in natural medicine and suggested that I see her. I was skeptical, but went. She prescribed various vitamins and shark cartilage. Over the next year, I slowly regained strength and was functional. I thought fantastic! I could function in my job if I rested each night and on the weekends. My quality of life had improved and I felt fortunate.
A year after taking the vitamins, the excruciating pain came back. I once again was confined to my bed and even there I writhed in pain. Doctors again were perplexed.
Then I got her phone number…..from my aunt’s hairdresser. It was hard for me to trust another person in the medical field, but I was also at the point where I could not continue living in such horrible pain.
I remember my first visit to Dr. Dewan well. At that point, I was shuffling my feet because the vibrations from walking were excruciating. My back had a knot in it between my shoulder blades that caused me to hunch over with pain. I remember walking up the steps to her office, thinking, “I won’t make it.” I did and the next hour dramatically changed my life.
We talked for a few minutes and she explained her background. I instantly was interested in homeopathy. She then gave me my constitutional remedy. Within minutes the knot that had been between my shoulder blades released and the pain subsided. I began to cry. This was the first relief I had had in the three long months. I still had some work to do, but I knew homeopathy was the answer to being well.
That day was over two years ago. I have my life back. I can exercise, dance and laugh again. I haven’t taken over the counter medicine since then. I carry my homeopathic remedies with me EVERYWHERE!!!
Dr. Dewan literally saved my life. She supported me both physically and mentally with homeopathy. I whole-heartedly believe that less people would be ill in the world if they used homeopathic remedies which are so gentle they allow the body to heal itself.
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