Leisa B. Testimony on Life Altering Pain & Dysfunction

This is my testimony of how God brought me through the darkest of times! The time span is 1997-2010.

I really don’t know where to start, my life has been riddles with pain for the past 12 years. The pain was even debilitating at times, I couldn’t raise my arms to dress myself or put any weight on my hips at all. At this time in my life I was an avid runner, aerobics attendee, and I lifted weights 3 times per week. Eventually, this all came to a screeching halt. I was in the middle of the Strawberry Festival 5k run and was limping, crying and asking God to please help me just get back to my truck. You see, I thought my problem was because I was too overweight but the more weight I lost, the pain level didn’t improve– it only grew worse. I was off of work and in bed for a month and was scared I would end up in a wheelchair. At this point I started going to the doctor which led to one doctor after another and one prescription after another. I was diagnosed with degenerative bode disease of the spine, Fibromyalgia, Arthritis, IBS, Epstein Barr, Depression and at times Hypochondria. I thought I was weak and a loser. At times I thought I was crazy. I eventually had to quit work and was even on disability for 2 years. I was so tired of living this way that I just wanted it to end, and if that meant taking my own life, then so be it. I no longer had a life anyway! Some days I was doing good if I took a shower and got dressed. During all of this I knew this was not God’s best for me, but I had no idea what to do about it. Several times I weaned myself off of the medications, but the longer I was off of them the worse my mobility became until I felt like I was in a noose again. It affected my life as an ambassador for Christ, as a wife, mother and friend. I consumed myself in taking care of others which didn’t help me either. I eventually made up my mind that I was going back to work even if it killed me, because after all, I didn’t really care if I lived or died. I started back to work, very slowly, at the school in 2007. I kept my disability and was on the “Ticket to Work” program. I only made so much money and was able to keep my disability. After a year I decided to go back to work full time and I let my disability go. And work was all I was able to do. I also have had a horrible time getting any sleep during this 12 years and had a headache every day as well. Well, back to my going back to work full time, when I would get home I did nothing but try to rest because I knew I had it all to do again the next day. I cried all the time. It was overwhelming knowing I had so much that needed to be done but I was at a point where I didn’t care if it got done or not. I prayed God would let me die and I thought of different ways to kill myself but I always remember God said he wouldn’t put more on me that I could stand. So I waited. I thought about what my death would do to my children and my parents.  That just added to my grief because then I felt selfish as well. I gained weight, and more weight that did not help me out any. I had so many emotions going on and I didn’t know what to do with them. I decided one last time that I was going to get rid of the NOOSE around my neck once and for all. So in February 2010 I started weaning myself off of all the drugs. That was a hellish 6 weeks. If it weren’t for God’s compassion and grace, I would not have made it. Then a girlfriend of mine recommended I see her doctor. At first I thought why do that I had already seen chiropractors and it didn’t help. As a matter of fact it hurt like the dickens and was not excited about that in no way shape or form. She highly recommended him and said he was a different kind os spinal doctor that didn’t smash or pop you, so I skeptically went to see him. I saw him for the first time on April 1st, 2010. I went in bent forward and dragging my right leg. I was out of alignment 6 and a half degrees. He aligned my back and I walked out of there upright and not dragging my leg. For the first time in 12 years I had hope of beating these so called “diseases” I was labeled with. I had to return on April 5th and 8th for realignment but after that I was able to go once a week. Then when I went in on April 22nd he said if I was still doing so well on the 29th I wouldn’t have to come back for 2 weeks. WOW!!! 12 years compared to 4 weeks, go figure. Immediately after seeing Dr. Barrett for the first time I went home an slept like a baby and have ever since. I don’t have a headache and haven’t since I started going for upper cervical care. I can even look down and not feel like my hamstrings are going to rip in two. I have my life back. I no longer have a NOOSE around my neck, I believe with all my being that God sent me to Dr. Barrett. I also knew I was going to have God’s best for my life.

Most of all, thank you Father God!!!
Thank you, Dr. Barrett for being where God wants you!!! In the business of healing not covering up.

Sincerely,
Leisa Blossom, Westville Oklahoma