I just wrapped up my third treatment session with Dr. Andy Rosenfarb and am holding strong in terms of the bench line gains I made after my first treatment in December. I always slide a little between treatments, but rebound after my five-day stint. This time, though, there were two interesting developments: My right side central […]
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Dr. Miller’s New Book on Healing Eyesight Free Today
I first met Dr. Damon Miller six years ago, when I traveled to California to meet him and start on his Better Eye Health Program — a home treatment program which includes eye exercises, acupressure, color lamp therapy, micro-current stimulation, stress management and a variety of vitamins and minerals. Dr. Miler, who is a board-certified MD, naturopath and […]
Read the rest of this entry »A Year Into My Eyesight Healing Quest – What I’ve Learned
It’s been a year since I walked into yet another retinal specialist’s office—this time hoping that her stem cell research might offer an answer for my eyesight—only to be told once again that there is no hope for me and that I was quickly running out of time. Though I’m still paying off that visit […]
Read the rest of this entry »Headed to Treatment with Dr. Rosenfarb
I spent all of yesterday on a plane and a series of trains, headed to Westfield, New Jersey for two weeks of treatment with Dr. Andy Rosenfarb. I’m not crazy about spending two weeks away from my family or amassing more debt. But I vowed not to leave a stone unturned this year in my […]
Read the rest of this entry »Treating RP with Acupuncture: My Experience and Thoughts
I’ve had so many people contact me asking about my experience with acupuncture that I’ve decided to share all of my thoughts about this in one place. As many of you know, I underwent ten days of acupuncture treatment with Dr. Yu at the Wellspring Clinic in Vancouver last spring and noticed small improvements to […]
Read the rest of this entry »An RP Treatment Plan That’s Affordable, Accessible & Promising
I’m only a week into my new treatment protocol that incorporates Seattle-based acupuncturist Dr. Xin-dong (Rosey) Ma, and I finally feel like I’m on the right track. I’d seen Rosey a few times a couple of years ago but language barriers kept me from fully explaining my eye disease to her and, at the time, […]
Read the rest of this entry »Orange Algae, TUDCA & Food Allergy Testing Update
After an amazing two and a half weeks in Italy, France and Switzerland, I’m back in Seattle and have resumed my RP healing program full force. I kicked it off by firing up my juicer and getting back into my morning routine that starts with a large glass of distilled water, followed by an equally […]
Read the rest of this entry »It’s All About the DIET
While my daughters did some rock jumping into the Mediterranean and my husband slept in the sun yesterday, I immersed myself in Kris Carr’s Crazy Sexy Diet, a must-read for anyone dealing with RP or any other serious health issue. Kris Carr is a cancer survivor and self-named Wellness Warrior who turned to a vegan, […]
Read the rest of this entry »Healing my Eyesight from RP: My Journey to Date
It’s been five months since I first started out on my eyesight-healing quest and a lot has changed in terms of my healing strategy. In the beginning, I thought it would revolve entirely around acupuncture and Chinese herbs. I’m a big believer in Traditional Chinese Medicine. The benefits of acupuncture for the treatment of RP […]
Read the rest of this entry »Strengthening My Chi to Heal My Eyesight
I had a meltdown in Dr. Yu’s office last week. I was exhausted and stressed trying to meet a production deadline for the teen writing and publishing program I’m involved with—so much so that I lost focus of the real purpose of the program and the joy that comes with it. The minute I took […]
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