Eight years ago I received the best gift life could have offered me; the birth of my second child (a daughter) eight years after the birth of my first son. It was one of the happiest moments of my life but at the same time a very painful one. Two months after my daughter was born, I started feeling a very intense pain in my arms. The pain then spread to my knees, elbows, neck and finally my entire body.
My doctor told me that it could be post partum depression. In my mind, I asked myself: How is this possible? I am immensely happy with my daughter! I visited several doctors and they could not figure out what was wrong. Each day I was feeling worse. Eventually, I was unable to get out of bed and I could only move my eyes. My family had to help me do everything: dress me, feed me, bathe me and even brush my teeth. The reality was that I could no longer take care of my daughter because my body was unresponsive as a result of the pain and inflammation.
I could only look at my daughter as I was unable to hold her and of course I wasn’t able to take care of my son either. A year went by visiting doctors and undergoing tests in an attempt to obtain a diagnosis. During this time, I took a lot of pain medication, I had to walk with a cane and I remember that I just cried and cried because I didn’t know what was wrong with me.
Finally, the last test results diagnosed RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; an incurable disease which caused a disability in most of my joints. It is a very tough illness and especially painful. The illness took a viral form and it incubated during the pregnancy. However, in my case, it advanced very drastically and quickly as the medication was not having any effect. So, for eight years, I took pain medication to live through the pain.
The illness mostly affected my hands, feet and knees as I was unable to bend my wrists or knees, which is something that all of us do normally. Because of this, my life took a very sharp and painful turn. I had to adapt to a new way of life which was to walk, move and live with limitations. This is the way in which eight long years of my life went by.
Almost three years ago, I was extremely lucky to meet Alexis who opened up a big door for me to face and deal with my pain in a very different way. I had met with her over 5 times. However, it was not until May of 2010 that my life CHANGED forever. I remember that when I saw her, I could not hold back the tears and I asked her to heal my knees and hands. That day, I arrived with a terrible pain all over my body and I did not know whether I would be able to endure the session.
I cried during the entire session because of the pain, the feeling of helplessness and especially the exhaustion from living in pain for so many years. But, the moment she placed her hands on my hands, my knees and my head, I felt as if a ray of light entered my body. My eyes were closed but I saw a very powerful light and I felt like crying the entire time. I only asked the Divine to have my illness go away and never return.
At the end of the session, I was supposed to lie down but I could only say that I was unable to do so as I was unable to bend down. I was shocked when I tried to bend my knees and didn’t feel any pain at all. My legs felt the same way that they did before the illness. There was no pain which felt so very different after having lived in pain for so many years!
The same thing happened with my hands. There was no pain and I was able to move them about 80% percent. I was in shock and believed it was surely just temporary. Today, it has been almost a full year and I can report that I feel brand new. I only take one pain reliever on occasion when I feel some pain. My life has changed 100% and today I know that I am reborn. Today I understood that we have a lot to do in order to heal ourselves and join Alexis in her efforts. A positive change of attitude is very important and at the time, I didn’t understand this.
In my last session with Alexis, I knew that I needed to be more humble, stronger, more decisive, more conscious and especially, more human. My only goal was not to suffer any longer. I know that the faith and hope that I had in Alexis played a very important role in my healing. Today, I know that it is never too late to be healed. It is just a matter of having faith and especially trusting enough to put everything in the hands of this remarkable lady, Alexis. If a more powerful word than THANK YOU exists, that is the word that I dedicate to this lady who transformed my life.
Alexis, I will be eternally grateful to you for coming into my life. With all my love Fabiola.