Christine’s Ataxia Blog

P.S….

August 15th, 2008

Hello again,

A couple of things I forgot to mention but meant to… A few months ago I mentioned that I was beginning a course of treatment using TCM. Well, I’m continuing with this approach.  Following the principles of Chinese medicine, I see a local Doctor of TCM , once a week, he gives me a new supply of personally blended medicine (packets of granulated roots, herbs, etc…I mix up with hot water as a tea), talks with me,  checks my pulse to see what my energy is doing….I drink the tea 3/week as opposed to only the 2 months of the Japanese study I mentioned. My symptoms have not disappeared but, along with exercise, relaxation techniques and some supplements, this Chinese  medicinal treatment has helped me to maintain my good health & the improvements I initially received  from the  stem cells. I believe,  the TCM has helped improve my energy, balance, muscle co-ordination, speech  and over all sense of health & well-being. I won’t go into it here, but I have a very good definition/description of traditional Chinese medicine if anyone’s interested in knowing more about it.

Also, quite a long time ago, I started a “Stem Cell Recepient” group on Facebook. So far I’m the only member! It’d be great to get some others members too! If you have a Facebook profile, check it out….

Cheers,

Christine

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