Treanne Huynh
October 25, 2017 15:29
My mom is 74 years old and had back surgery (thoratic lumbar fusion with 18 screws) in Sept. of 2014 because her bones were soft and it fractured & collapsed. She's been experiencing pain ever since. In January of 2016, she was in so much pain that she would not get out of bed. My office co-worker introduced us to Cloud Gate Acupuncture (Joshua). My mom is very stubborn. She does not believe in acupuncture. We had a few cortisone shots in her spine & hip and this last time didn't seem to work at all. I couldn't stand watching her being in pain nor hearing her complaining about it, so I took my mom in to see Joshua. She walked in to see Joshua with her walker on the first appointment. After the first two appointments, she didn't want to come back. She said immediately after the acupuncture, she felt better. But when she got home, it's the same. I wanted my mom to give it a try - at least 4 times before giving up. She kept saying after we finished the booked appointments, she won't go anymore. As each week went by, I could see her improvements. But when I asked her, she said it's about the same. By the third or fourth appointment, she didn't use her walker. Well, I kept on adding appointments after each one. She saw Joshua from 01/23/2016 through 03/19/2016. She stopped using her walker since that 3rd/4th appointment. She's up and out of bed more. Her energy level is up. Her steps are stronger too. I don't hear her complaint about her pain as much as I used to. On Easter Sunday, she went to Buddhist temples at 8:30AM, got home around 4pm, rested for a bit, and up and about talking to friends and being active til 10pm. All of us observed her and thought that she looked much better and so much more active than in January. In January, I wouldn't think she make it for another 3 years. Now, I would say she would live at least 10 more years.
Joshua is really nice and professional. I didn't feel that Joshua was all about money. He's really interested in helping my mom. He gave her different Chinese herbal oils to try to help her pain. He didn't pressure us about keep going to see him or anything. It's all about my mom. Thanks Joshua. I appreciate all that you did for her.