It is not clear from your reference to COVID if you are suffering from "long COVID." If that is the case, I will write and post about chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, and myalgic encephalitis, which is what the medical profession variously called the consequences of "Asian flu" in the late 1980s. A correspondent in New Zealand pointed out to me that an expert in the university there identifies those syndromes as the same malady as long-COVID.
Your insights about those "mountain top experiences" are deeply true. The amazing moments of God's closeness shine in memory, keeping us steadfast in the right path. God is certainly blessing us through you on the unexpected turn in your journey.
My husband and I and our daughter (teen-aged at the time) all were diagnosed with "chronic fatigue syndrome" about three years after we contracted "the Asian flu" in 1988. She was less affected at first, and did not complain, so we were unaware of the changes in her energy level. When we returned from a very stressful year in the US, Dick developed palpitations so strongly that we made an emergency trip to the hospital near our summer cottage. The doctor who determined the problem likely was "neurological" was surprised to learn that our "home village" was where two of his medical school classmates had set up practice. We'd been away a year and did not know about that. So when we got back home a few days later, instead of returning to our former GP, we went to the new doctor. He happened to have had a lot of experience with CFS in Toronto. We underwent very thorough testing and he at length explained that we had a disease with no cure. That began my 8-year odyssey into what was called by different names in different countries. The doctor in Ottawa, Dr. Byron Hyde, who had convened a Symposium in Israel on the disease, had a daughter similarly affected. I learned that in the UK, the usual diagnosis was "fibromyalgia." In the US, Dr. Jay Goldstein was calling it myalgic encephalitis. In Canada it was being called "chronic fatigue." Since then, some other groups have claimed the terms exclusively. When our daughter became acutely ill that fall, after catching another case of the flu, she because much more seriously ill but with the same diagnosis. I will skip the next dreadful 8 years.
When I took our 16-year-old dyslexic son to The Listening Centre in Toronto, in 1997, the director told me the Tomatis Method music therapy would help my fatigue. I thought he was utterly ignorant of what our family had been suffering. However, he offered me a chance to try the therapy my son was receiving, but free! Halfway through the fourth session, my energy returned in a rush. I ran to the staff to ask what had happened. They didn't know. They just knew some people responded to treatment but not others. Meanwhile, Dan recovered from his incurable condition in 10 days. My professional background in educational publishing and educational research had taught me that his condition was incurable. We returned home euphoric. Dick took the other children to Virginia and went on to Florida to see his widowed mother while Dan and I stayed home. Five days later, he had a full-blown psychotic break. I had no choice but to hospitalize him. That was the beginning of a ten-year ordeal that ended when I cured his schizophrenia with a right-eared music therapy. Which brings you to the URL above. When he relapsed and was healing again, I did the research that I published in Listening for the Light. I am laurnatallman at gmail.com so send me an address if you want to read it, for free! A year later, our daughter was cured by the same Tomatis Method and my husband was helped with it as well. For many reasons, I think right-eared Focused Listening usually is the better therapy. I am doing some tests with my stroke patient son to see what might work best for him. I would write more, but I am dealing with a nasty business at the hospital.
In a bit I will drive up a NW CT mountain to the Chapel where we gather each Sunday. I always find it hard to pull away and drive back down to the valley where we live. Today I understand why. Thank you.
Thank you, Sharon. You always seem to bring these reflections into everyday life, and I really appreciate that. Hope your visit to the Chapel is inspiring for that valley walk 😊
It is not clear from your reference to COVID if you are suffering from "long COVID." If that is the case, I will write and post about chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, and myalgic encephalitis, which is what the medical profession variously called the consequences of "Asian flu" in the late 1980s. A correspondent in New Zealand pointed out to me that an expert in the university there identifies those syndromes as the same malady as long-COVID.
Your insights about those "mountain top experiences" are deeply true. The amazing moments of God's closeness shine in memory, keeping us steadfast in the right path. God is certainly blessing us through you on the unexpected turn in your journey.
Hi Laurna, yes I do suffer from Long Covid, 5 years on! It's good to hear from you.
This page on my short website might be the place to start
https://auracles.northernlightbooks.ca/welcome-to-focused-listening-with-auracles/
My husband and I and our daughter (teen-aged at the time) all were diagnosed with "chronic fatigue syndrome" about three years after we contracted "the Asian flu" in 1988. She was less affected at first, and did not complain, so we were unaware of the changes in her energy level. When we returned from a very stressful year in the US, Dick developed palpitations so strongly that we made an emergency trip to the hospital near our summer cottage. The doctor who determined the problem likely was "neurological" was surprised to learn that our "home village" was where two of his medical school classmates had set up practice. We'd been away a year and did not know about that. So when we got back home a few days later, instead of returning to our former GP, we went to the new doctor. He happened to have had a lot of experience with CFS in Toronto. We underwent very thorough testing and he at length explained that we had a disease with no cure. That began my 8-year odyssey into what was called by different names in different countries. The doctor in Ottawa, Dr. Byron Hyde, who had convened a Symposium in Israel on the disease, had a daughter similarly affected. I learned that in the UK, the usual diagnosis was "fibromyalgia." In the US, Dr. Jay Goldstein was calling it myalgic encephalitis. In Canada it was being called "chronic fatigue." Since then, some other groups have claimed the terms exclusively. When our daughter became acutely ill that fall, after catching another case of the flu, she because much more seriously ill but with the same diagnosis. I will skip the next dreadful 8 years.
When I took our 16-year-old dyslexic son to The Listening Centre in Toronto, in 1997, the director told me the Tomatis Method music therapy would help my fatigue. I thought he was utterly ignorant of what our family had been suffering. However, he offered me a chance to try the therapy my son was receiving, but free! Halfway through the fourth session, my energy returned in a rush. I ran to the staff to ask what had happened. They didn't know. They just knew some people responded to treatment but not others. Meanwhile, Dan recovered from his incurable condition in 10 days. My professional background in educational publishing and educational research had taught me that his condition was incurable. We returned home euphoric. Dick took the other children to Virginia and went on to Florida to see his widowed mother while Dan and I stayed home. Five days later, he had a full-blown psychotic break. I had no choice but to hospitalize him. That was the beginning of a ten-year ordeal that ended when I cured his schizophrenia with a right-eared music therapy. Which brings you to the URL above. When he relapsed and was healing again, I did the research that I published in Listening for the Light. I am laurnatallman at gmail.com so send me an address if you want to read it, for free! A year later, our daughter was cured by the same Tomatis Method and my husband was helped with it as well. For many reasons, I think right-eared Focused Listening usually is the better therapy. I am doing some tests with my stroke patient son to see what might work best for him. I would write more, but I am dealing with a nasty business at the hospital.
Thank you for sharing your journey with this Laurna, so much you have had to deal with. It’s fascinating research and will explore further.
In a bit I will drive up a NW CT mountain to the Chapel where we gather each Sunday. I always find it hard to pull away and drive back down to the valley where we live. Today I understand why. Thank you.
Thank you, Sharon. You always seem to bring these reflections into everyday life, and I really appreciate that. Hope your visit to the Chapel is inspiring for that valley walk 😊