Life goes on

After making a successful comeback to school, the weekend before Fall 07 semester, I was involved in another serious car wreck (again not my fault). It felt as if I was being knocked off the mountain after being so close to the top. This whole accident situation has been a mess in my life. All my injuries previously have resurfaced so school and any physical activity was out of the question. I've had traumatic flash backs as well as extreme anxiety in relation to cars in general now.

It took a lot of searching to find the best doctors and specialists to help me in the recovery process, and I'm extremely grateful to have so many great people surrounding me. Although I have been skeptical about different alternative medicines (I am a biology student after all), I was so desperate to recover that I was willing to try anything. I was introduced to the world of acupuncture by Sarah Hayes from Acupuncture Northwest. After being treated by her I felt like I was in the fast lane to recovery. I can't emphasize enough how helpful acupuncture has helped me deal with not only pain but mentally as well. I strongly recommend it to anyone who feels that Western medicine only hides and masks symptoms with prescriptions but does not solve the underlying cause.

I am happy to report that I am pretty close to recovering. I have gone through enough adversity in the past few years that I feel like I can accomplish anything at this point.