My heart breaks for you and your good intentions...you are definitely one of the "good ones"...we certainly needed more like you...and I agree that veterans and the elderly are the most neglected (unless you are very rich).
You hit the nail on the head with..."my biggest frustration at times was dealing with the patients themselves and their indoctrination of dependence upon someone else for their well being"...that actually being the main gist of my point all along...
I feel ALL your frustrations...those are the very things that pushed me into alternative healthcare at the ripe old age of 20. I was only 24 when my sister first flipped out...schizophrenia...but I found Dr. Abram Hoffer and Orthomlecular Psychiatry, which saved her life. It is all a process and I have been learning for over 50 years.
My daughter who was a social worker for hospice for over 10 years had a breakdown last October and is currently in rehab after drinking on the job and being involved in a head on collision...many jobs have such a high stress level and do not have adequate support...at least you didn't end up like that...it is ALL messed up.
I have at least 15...maybe 20 healing modalities and there is nothing I love to do more than educate people. I would love to share any books or resources I have that you may be interested in...some things are very easy...some harder...but ALL learnable...
We are on the same side...my battle has always been for me and my family...I had home births...no drugs...didn't circumsize...didn't vaccinate...used my kids as guinea pigs for natural healing modalities...home schooled etc. You get the picture...we both have fought all the corrupt broken systems in our own way and we are on the same side...
It was truly wonderful to meet you and chat...we could have some great discussions I am sure...again...I love to share natural healing information...if you are ever interested...there are some really intelligent people on GAW, also...
Thank you for your kind words. Interesting about your sister. I knew a psychiatrist in San Francisco in the Tenderloin district that was using nutraceuticals to manage mental illness linked to addiction - and she was quite successful with it considering the demographic group she was working with. The medical establishment, which normally rejects and discredits therapies that do not utilize pharma, left her alone because she was the only one willing to treat patients in that war zone. We used to have some very interesting conversations.
Too bad about your daughter. At one time I considered social work or juvenile probation. I rejected the idea because of what you said happened to your daughter. God bless those that work with people usually at the worst times in their lives. It is very stressful. I went into health care with my head already screwed on pretty tight, so I was not tossed around emotionally like many others. It is not always easy trying to remain a bit detached for your own sanity and yet be empathetic to people. It's a tough balancing act for sure and some are much better at not falling off the tight rope than others.
Any time I could get a patient off meds and improve their well being through nutrition and supplementation, it was a huge win. The most rewarding cases were those that showed up on my doorstep being written off by other practitioners. After some common sense adjustments, they turned completely around. I never grew tired of seeing them recover their life.
Once I had a young women in her thirties who was essentially sent home to get her affairs in order because her ticker was going kaput. She was severely depressed and on the verge of giving up. She came in already taking 3 BP meds for uncontrolled HTN and arrhythmia. Duh, she was a classic case of magnesium deficiency unless proven otherwise. Got her on some supplements and tweaked her diet, and voilà... she made a dramatic recovery almost overnight. Her cardiologist was floored and in disbelief. However, this cardiologist learned a few things and started checking her patients for Vit D and Magnesium deficiency among other things. She just was not taught this in school nor did she read about it in any of the typical medical research journals. I am not sure why the mindset exists that does not allow these highly educated and capable individuals to move out of their respective lanes and examine other ideas.
Anyway, thanks again for sharing and for your kind words. Blessing to you.
My heart breaks for you and your good intentions...you are definitely one of the "good ones"...we certainly needed more like you...and I agree that veterans and the elderly are the most neglected (unless you are very rich).
You hit the nail on the head with..."my biggest frustration at times was dealing with the patients themselves and their indoctrination of dependence upon someone else for their well being"...that actually being the main gist of my point all along...
I feel ALL your frustrations...those are the very things that pushed me into alternative healthcare at the ripe old age of 20. I was only 24 when my sister first flipped out...schizophrenia...but I found Dr. Abram Hoffer and Orthomlecular Psychiatry, which saved her life. It is all a process and I have been learning for over 50 years.
My daughter who was a social worker for hospice for over 10 years had a breakdown last October and is currently in rehab after drinking on the job and being involved in a head on collision...many jobs have such a high stress level and do not have adequate support...at least you didn't end up like that...it is ALL messed up.
I have at least 15...maybe 20 healing modalities and there is nothing I love to do more than educate people. I would love to share any books or resources I have that you may be interested in...some things are very easy...some harder...but ALL learnable...
We are on the same side...my battle has always been for me and my family...I had home births...no drugs...didn't circumsize...didn't vaccinate...used my kids as guinea pigs for natural healing modalities...home schooled etc. You get the picture...we both have fought all the corrupt broken systems in our own way and we are on the same side...
It was truly wonderful to meet you and chat...we could have some great discussions I am sure...again...I love to share natural healing information...if you are ever interested...there are some really intelligent people on GAW, also...
God richly bless you and yours...
Thank you for your kind words. Interesting about your sister. I knew a psychiatrist in San Francisco in the Tenderloin district that was using nutraceuticals to manage mental illness linked to addiction - and she was quite successful with it considering the demographic group she was working with. The medical establishment, which normally rejects and discredits therapies that do not utilize pharma, left her alone because she was the only one willing to treat patients in that war zone. We used to have some very interesting conversations.
Too bad about your daughter. At one time I considered social work or juvenile probation. I rejected the idea because of what you said happened to your daughter. God bless those that work with people usually at the worst times in their lives. It is very stressful. I went into health care with my head already screwed on pretty tight, so I was not tossed around emotionally like many others. It is not always easy trying to remain a bit detached for your own sanity and yet be empathetic to people. It's a tough balancing act for sure and some are much better at not falling off the tight rope than others.
Any time I could get a patient off meds and improve their well being through nutrition and supplementation, it was a huge win. The most rewarding cases were those that showed up on my doorstep being written off by other practitioners. After some common sense adjustments, they turned completely around. I never grew tired of seeing them recover their life.
Once I had a young women in her thirties who was essentially sent home to get her affairs in order because her ticker was going kaput. She was severely depressed and on the verge of giving up. She came in already taking 3 BP meds for uncontrolled HTN and arrhythmia. Duh, she was a classic case of magnesium deficiency unless proven otherwise. Got her on some supplements and tweaked her diet, and voilà... she made a dramatic recovery almost overnight. Her cardiologist was floored and in disbelief. However, this cardiologist learned a few things and started checking her patients for Vit D and Magnesium deficiency among other things. She just was not taught this in school nor did she read about it in any of the typical medical research journals. I am not sure why the mindset exists that does not allow these highly educated and capable individuals to move out of their respective lanes and examine other ideas.
Anyway, thanks again for sharing and for your kind words. Blessing to you.