I know that I post post post and then I disappear for a bit before another go. What happens is that I post on things that inspire me and sometimes finding that insipiration is difficult. What we do here is so very stressful. I have been thinking about all the various things I could say in the last week and it all seemed redundant and oversaid. This morning, I received an email from someone, and this was after many other conversations on the phone this week that were similar and I suddenly that inspired me.

The email this am and the conversations that I had this morning were about love and appreciation for this medicine, for this work. And, I realized, this is the thing that keeps us driven in the midst of the insanity of IC, of "chronic" illness. It is the knowledge that this kind of medicine has the power to change someone's life. This is also true for Western medicine of course. As I continue to say, I would not be alive if not for Western medicine surgically correcting my kidney. If not for that, I would have been dead a very long time ago and never would have been able to go on to live until now and do all of the things I have done. But, where alternative medicine shines, especially this one, is that it can create "miraculous" change via the art of balancing energy systems-rather than using supplements to effect change in a Western paradigm. Recently a pretty interesting situation came to mind with a particular patient that illustrates this, I have asked her to write a paragraph or two about it. I think it would be really helpful. That should be coming soon. But, in any case, the point is--this medicine is not for everyone. OF course, nothing is for everyone. The kinds of people who walk through our doors are not the kinds of people who come here as a first course of action-almost never. The kind of people who walk through our doors have seen many, many doctors and have not been able to get well. These are the kinds of people who need someone to think outside the box.

And that is the thing that really drives me-thinking outside the box-endeavoring to manipulate the body's energy in a way that enables it to correct itself. Someone said to me earlier this week how so many doctors looked at her and said, "well, I don't know, I just can't help you, I am sorry." She said that over the years that she heard that over and over again and that I was the only one that stuck through the fight with her and how much she appreciated that.

Once upon a time, when I was unwell myself, I too heard that over and over-, "there is nothing wrong with you, your bloodwork is perfect", or "Dear, I think you need antidepressents", or, "if you just get a boyfriend, your life will be so much better". REALLY? I used to think to myself, "are these people insane? No one could "see" the situation. If it wasn't on the bloodworks or other exams, it didn't exist. Using a medicine like Chinese medicine, offers a paradigm through which to view the body in an alternative way in order to treat effectively.

Both Boaz and are deeply passionate about our work-giving hours of our personal time to those who need us by being avaialble constantly via email. There is nothing more wonderful than working hard through what seems impossible and getting to the other side where someone gets their lives back. We have gained so many wonderful relationships with people we have treated over the years that have been lasting all around the world.

We are both very grateful to be doing this work and our hope as it continues, is to make it better with every month we practice and eventually spread it to others to help in the fight of IC and other "chronic" inflammatory disorders. When I received an email this am from two of my patients thanking me for being there for them and telling me how they feel about me-it just touched me-just as it always does. It is this, especially, that makes this process so special and gives us the strength to keep the fight.

IC is a terrible condition-through education and treatment, we hope to make a major impact on the world in reducing it's incidence and existence. Dr.M