Pauline's life had been blighted with unexplained symptoms of extreme debilitating tiredness, an inability to concentrate, difficulty in regulating her own temperature and generally poor health, since contracting glandular fever 26 years ago.
Like most of my clients with M.E, she had tried pretty much every approach before contacting us; she was on an anti-candida and a low allergenic diet, was mainly bed bound and hadn't walked further than from the bedroom to the bathroom for over 10 years. She arrived in her wheelchair, curious, but not very hopeful as to whether she really be any different after her sessions.
After a week she wrote this report of her experience:
"The Lightning Process has completely changed my life. In just the space of a few days I have gone from being completely housebound and sofa/bedridden to being able to take short walks, to wash my hair and take a shower, do basic household tasks and even visit my daughter and son in law- my first social visit for about 10 years. I have walked for 10 minutes everyday since my first visit to Phil Parker, and have stood up for much, much longer than I can remember doing for years. I've even been able to solve a suduko puzzle, which would have been impossible to do before as I found it so difficult to sit up or concentrate.
(Phil's note: These things may seem trivial achievements to the average person, but bear in mind that Pauline had been unable to do these simple tasks for over a decade.)
I'm still pinching myself because it's so amazing I can hardly believe it. It was well worth the enormous effort involved in making the journey to London."
A week later Pauline reported.
"I've returned home and have walked up the front drive (it's quit steep) for the first time since we bought the house 6 years ago.
I've done some ironing, for the first time in 12 years.
I've walked everyday, and even visited my parents' graves for the first time- I've never previously done this as the cemetery is not wheel chair accessible.
It's amazing, I keep wondering if it will last, but I just keeps on improving!
I even spoke to Evelyn, who I've been in contact (by mail) with for 5 years. This was our first actual conversation as before I found that phone conversations just totally drained me. It was amazing to hear her voice at last and just be able to talk!
I also had my first banana for years; I'd been told I had an allergy to them , but that doesn't seem to be true any more!"
A month later Pauline wrote.
"I've had a virus over the last week- it was a bit scarey as at the first sign of symptoms I expected the worst. Amazingly I found I had recovered in a matter of days rather than the usual months.
I've also had my food intolerance test results back form York laboratories. 6 months ago they told me I was allergic to 30 foods, now it's just 4- I think you could call that a result!
I shall enjoy eating all those lovely foods again that I have been missing for the last 6 months."