Testimonials
Meet Glenn
Glenn was diagnosed with Alzheimers 10 years ago. This story begins in June 2023. His wife called and said he was taken off all his pharmaceuticals. The side effects were really causing a decline in his health and wellness. He was placed on hospice for malnutrition.
Two Weeks Later
I received this picture of Glenn with a message to call. Glenn was bedridden, unable to make eye contact or have a conversation and was incontinent. After a two-week regimen of 5 days on one day off a microdose of psilocybin he was out of bed and walking. My friend. attaining her masters in cannabis chemistry, agreed Glenn would benefit from high CBD low THC cannabis strain. He continued on this protocol along with some amino acids. By September he was walking, knew his right from left and was taken off hospice. See the testimonial from his wife in the next picture. This is just one story of the benefits of plant medicine.
My husband Glenn was diagnosed in 2013 with Alzheimer's. He was 64 years old. In Jan 2023, a 5 day hospital stay left him in a bad way. He was bedridden, incontinent and limited in his speech. In March, a 4 day stay in a rehab facility left him the same again. Hospice was referred to help with his home care. After meeting with Theresa, we decided to try a less traditional approach to his care. We began weaning him off his 2 brain meds, Aricept and Namenda. In June, we began his plant medicine therapy. Within 2 weeks he was out of bed, moving slowly. His speech was improving. At 4 weeks he was aware of needing to use the toilet. He was able to walk 1/4 mile. Hospice could not believe his improvement. Every day was better and better. Home life was improving. His mood was even, and he was sleeping better at night without medications. Glenn was discharged from Hospice in September. We are now 9-months in and He is much more engaged in conversation, is still using the toilet, and can walk a 1/2 - 3/4 of a mile. I am so grateful for Theresa and her knowledge to help us in this difficult situation.
Carol
Meet Robert
Robert was my first hospice volunteer patient. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and was jaundice when I met him. I visited and massaged Roberts legs and back as we spoke about his life and beliefs. We had the liveliest conversations. As our time together continued, I noticed the end was coming closer. April 4, 2023, (my dad's 80th birthday) I felt I needed to see Robert. I called his wife Brenda and asked if I could visit. I brought my crystals and asked if I could do a healing touch technique. I cleared his energy centers and sent lots of love to each area of his body. He was unresponsive by this point and was in tremendous pain. By the time I was finished, and his medication took effect he was resting comfortably. I whispered in his ear he was all clear and could go when he was ready. Brenda walked me out and told me she thought it would be soon. I asked if she was ready? She replied yes, she didn't want to see him suffer any longer. At that point I asked if she told Robert he could go? She said she didn't know to do that. I suggested that her and her daughter let Robert know that he could go and they would be ok. Brenda sent me a message the next day to tell me he passed around noon. I was so grateful I listened to my intuition and went that day. I am so honored for the opportunity to meet Robert and his family.
From Brenda
My husband Robert was receiving hospice care after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
The nurses were wonderful and very accommodating, so much so, that when
Robert randomly asked if there was a massage therapist on staff,
The nurse said she believed there was one who volunteered her time.
The next week Theresa showed up.
Not only did my husband receive numerous weekly massages, but also lively conversations that both Theresa and especially Robert absolutely enjoyed.
What a godsend Theresa was. not only to make Robert feel better on a physical level, but also emotionally!
Meet Ed
I met Ed through his wife Cheryl. I met Cheryl back in 2014 when I was a CT Technologist. She was such a sweet woman and funny. She started to see me for massage and then sent her husband Ed. He would come to my office and tell me "3 times Theresa" "3 laser sessions that's all I need and I feel better" He was always laughing and joking even when he was in pain. He was such a loving soul. I remember clearly when he was put on hospice and Cheryl agreed to let me to do Healing Touch on Ed in his final months. I remember asking him at the start if he was "ready"? He said no! Then he started to have dreams of his son and that he was good with him. I knew it was getting closer to the end. Then he told me a couple weeks later he was "ready". I love them both like family! It was hard but I am so grateful Cheryl trusted in me to work with Ed during his end of life. Cheryl is a big part of my work with my end of life clients. She is an amazing herbalist and will make me tinctures to help my clients. We laugh and know we are helping these clients make their way HOME!
"Death Angels"
From Cheryl Bryson
My husband, Ed, literally had gone through 20 plus years of incredible medical and physical
issues and it would take up pages and pages to go through all of that, which I will not do here.
Through it all there wasn't a single day that he didn't have the most incredibly positive attitude.
Each day he would greet me with a cheerful, "Good morning! How are you today?" He just
woke up every day with a smile, no matter what was going on. Both of us had gone to Theresa
many times for massage therapy and laser therapy. Theresa gave it her all in helping Ed with
pain issues due to his many spinal surgeries over the years and his knee pain. She was so very
accommodating with assisting him getting in and out of her office, or she would come to the
house if there were times he wasn't able to physically get there. We reached a point where we
had the very serious conversation about whether to continue with his medical treatment for
cancer that had returned after years of remission. Due to serious side effects we chose to
discontinue the treatment and go with hospice. The hospice team was incredible, each and every one who was involved with his last five months. Theresa asked if she could do Healing Touch
with Ed, and at first, she came approximately every two or three weeks, but once he reached a
point where he could no longer get out of bed, she was there every week, and Ed so looked.
forward to her visits and the time she spent with him, their conversations and laughter. After her
Healing Touch visits he would sleep deeply and calmly for several hours, no agitation, which is a
blessing at the end-of-life stage. Theresa has such a smiling happy aura about her and expresses.
such genuine compassion and warmth. Her ability to listen to whatever the patient needs to talk about is wonderful. I was so very grateful for every single minute Theresa shared with Ed during
the weeks leading up to his passing and Ed just loved her visits. Theresa is indeed an angel!
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