Letters From Clients: Registered Nurse makes leap of faith and tries Chinese Herbs

In December of 2000, I had a lipoma removed from my upper left abdomen. Unfortunately, this would start me on a downward spiral for the next eight months. In January of 2001 I suffered a GI bleed followed by a case of Mononucleosis in February. In April I began having acute respiratory problems that eventually totally confined me to my air conditioned home. Both my family doctor and allergist worked hard for the next three months attempting to solve my health issues. After months of tests, X-rays, prescriptions and total frustration, they both agreed on one thing. There was something wrong and they could not find out what it was. Based on their advice I began to seek an appointment with the Mayo Clinic and the University of Michigan Hospital.
My breathing had become so bad I could not make my bed without getting short of breath. A trip to the grocery store or the post office was dependent on the humidity and mold count for that given day.
I was watching a newscast when I heard about a product that helped increase a persons immune system. At this point, I thought anything could help me, not hurt me. So I called and asked about this product.
With that phone call, I came into contact with Dawn Fleetwood. Upon asking question about the product, Dawn noticed by the sound of my voice that I was short of breath. I told her of my health history over the past eight months. After answering some questions she posed to me, much to my surprise she stated she could help me. She told me she specialized in Chinese herbal formulas. As a registered nurse, I believed in Holistic care but venturing into Chinese herbal medicine was even a leap of faith for me. My husband and I discussed what did I have to loose. For the past eight months, traditional modern medicine was unable to solve my problems and get me a workable remedy.
With that in mind, I began to seek counseling with Dawn. Within one week of starting a regimen of Chinese herbs, a change in diet, and meditation to help the spiritual healing, my labored breathing improved to the point where I could sit on my patio and walk around in my yard for a few hours a day. This improvement has continued to the point that I have stopped using a host of inhalers I was using four to six times a day.
The foremost thing I want this letter to give is HOPE to those people who are alone, frustrated and without answers from traditional western medicine. I would like to see MD's open their doors to people like Dawn Fleetwood ( alternative practitioners). Working together I know they could achieve great things. Using these alternatives our limits would be boundless.

Lee Ann, RN
Michigan

Note: Original letter on file in Dawn's office