Kelly  Oldershaw, 30, Crawley, healed herself from the debilitating condition, ME

‘Imagine feeling trapped in your own body barely able to speak for yourself, think for yourself let alone go to the bathroom or getting dressed unaided … that was me at 17 years old but I was only one of 250,000 sufferers in the UK, living in the dark with ME, (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis).

Night after night I suffered from acute insomnia, muscle pains, severe headaches, dizziness and my head felt wooly.  I was totally wiped out, like my body had run a marathon.  Most of my days were spent watching the world go by outside my bedroom window.  I was missing out on the best times, as my quality of life was non-existent. Relationship’s, going out with friend’s, hobbies and setting future plans were not in my reach.

My light had gone out. I hardly recognise myself anymore, neither did anyone else.

Doctor’s finally diagnosed me with ME just before my 18 Birthday.  ‘Happy Birthday Kelly!’  Not quite how I envisaged spending my 18th – exhausted in bed.

My life was crumbling around me. I was too exhausted to work or do anything and at this point I sank into depression.  I felt completely in the dark with my illness with nowhere to turn, which only sent me spinning further into my nightmare.  ME is not a life threatening illness, but for some it can become so.  For me, it certainly had, I couldn’t cope with living this way.  Being struck down by an illness where 80% of sufferer’s struggle to get better and recovery for those that do is slow … I like so many had no where to turn, as modern medicine had yet to come up with a recovery plan.

My light had gone out. I hardly recognise myself anymore, neither did anyone else.  I lost my confidence, self-esteem, friends, job and most of my young life and to this day have never been in love.

The turnaround started for me the moment I discovered a support group in 1998.  I was elated I’d found some help only my heart sank when I turned up one evening to be greeted by so many sufferers in wheelchairs.  At that point I made a decision, I wasn’t going to just exist, I wanted to be happy and live again … I was going to beat it!

I started to see complementary therapists, different Doctor’s etc, nothing I tried seemed to work for long though, until I changed things about myself, my limiting beliefs had to go and I became more authentic by steering my life in a direction I was happy with.  I began to see how this illness was helping me to learn more about myself, helping me to grow spiritually.

I began meditating regularly and visualising myself getting better.  I found a private Endocrinologist who was able to confirm I had an under active thyroid and adrenal fatigue.  He put me on a nutritional plan along with supplements, a glandular adrenal supplement from Nutri, Vitamin C, omega 3,6 and 9 and a multivitamin.   I also made time to honor my body with regular yoga sessions, which were great for my mind, body and spirit.  Within a short time I started to feel good again and my symptoms started to pale into existence until eventually they disappeared.

I’m 29 now and fully recovered, feeling great. My mission is to help other ME sufferer’s by providing support and help through a recovery program myself and business partner Elaine Wilkins, (another ME sufferer) have developed, (which also offers practitioner training), because there are some people out there that don’t believe you can beat this condition but we are living proof that you can.’

For further information on the recovery program pioneered by Kelly Oldershaw’s and Elaine Wilkins, see link below.

http://www.getyourlifebackfromme.com