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It’s 8 a.m. and the alarm clock has gone off twice already. Candy - a single mom who is struggling with a chronic illness - tries to cheerlead herself out of bed so she can get her eight-year-old son ready for school.

“Wake up honey” she says with a fake smile, trying to hide the pain and discomfort she is in. She spends the next 45 minutes just managing to get him dressed and feed him a bowl of cereal. Secretly she is counting down the minutes until she can go back to bed again.

Sleep is the only thing that her body wants, just sleep. Yet no matter how much sleep she gets, she continues to feel exhausted all of the time. She is in a constant state of brain fog, with little ability to focus on anything. The pain and exhaustion is almost more than she can take.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome was the diagnosis that she was given by her doctor. Labelling it was not much help though, because even with the diagnosis there was nothing that the conventional medical system could do for her. Then she tried the alternative route and spent thousands of dollars on all kinds of therapies, some even managed to help the pain a bit, but nothing helped with the overwhelming exhaustion.

She feels as if she is slowly dying. Life has become a matter of survival, just trying to make it through the next minute, the next hour, the next day.

She safe guards her energy like a precious commodity as she knows that the there is always a cost analysis associated with any task. If she goes to the store she knows that she will spend the next three hours in bed trying to recover. And on top of the chronic exhaustion she has also developed a super human sense of smell and can pick up on any chemicals in the environment. Perfumes and fabric softener fumes have become the number one enemy and any exposure causes additional neurological symptoms along with a complete energy crash. Going for a walk is now even more challenging then it was before. Not only because of the chronic fatigue and pain, but now she has to worry about when the next sudden “dryer attack” might take her down.

As a counsellor Candy is well informed about the subtleties and complexities of illness. She had explored every route possible, yet still came up empty handed in trying to understand and recover from this mysterious illness. But one day that changed.

After being directed to my website by a friend, Candy recognized that her symptoms were the result of brain trauma. She immediately signed up for the Dynamic Neural Retraining System program and well, the rest is kind of like a fairy tale.

In fact, Candy is fully recovered through neuroplasticity and is now a certified Dynamic Neural Retraining System facilitator and travels internationally to bring these tools for healing to the people who so desperately need it. Candy is also a registered clinical counsellor in Kelowna who has years of experience in dealing with trauma and chronic pain.

If you suffer from Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia, Chemical Sensitivities or Anxiety and would like to experience this new healing paradigm, please join us on Jan 27 – 29 for the next 3 day Neuro Rehabilitation program in Kelowna.

For more information on how to register and kick-start your own recovery through neuroplasticity, e-mail info@dnrsystem.com or call 778-821-1745.