Every day I stayed in hospital it was a struggle! Dealing with chronic pain every second for an extremely long period of time, can sometimes turn your norm into a cycling mess. Spending years and nearly half your life in constant pain. Whatever the pain you’re in, whether it is mild or intense, physical or mental, or if it surprises you some days or never leaves you.

We all need to find the courage to cope with the crippling reality.

If you have stayed in hospital yourself or someone close to you has, or you have gone to the countless doctors and specialist appointments. You most likely have learnt that you can very rarely get the answers you’re looking for or want. Or at times you feel like you are staring at a STOP sign. It’s OK! It’s not over! This is where you pull yourself together and you turn the page and take charge.

The simple term- knowledge is power. Don’t ever forget this! The more you learn the more you grow and this will impact your life. Be your own doctor, learn to ask the right questions.

Well if experience has taught me anything, my life lessons sure gained me a hell of wisdom along the way.

Be sure to surround yourself with positive, uplifting souls. You need the people closest to you to be there and help you. Whether you are ready to take their help or just want to sit with them in the silence. The people that love you are the ones secretly cheering you on and when you are struggling, be sure that they are struggling along side you.

When you’re sick I’m sure we all have received at one time or another, a get well soon card, loads of flowers, many teddy bears and maybe some balloons. Don’t get me wrong these gifts do the job, just like a trusty bandaid- they support you and protect you- in an emergency-  for a short period of time. But just like the flowers they die and as the balloon loses its air, you end up throwing them away.

Something you can’t just throw away is your health, your future, your dreams, your goals, your love and your happiness.

Now I have had these taken from me and when I worked to gain them back I lost them again.

When I was at my worse a particular family friend came and visited me in hospital and she took something very special out of her bag and gave it too me. The hope and promise in her eyes showed me that this was more than just a gift. I could see the heart felt moments that had made the greatest impact on herself and her families life when they needed it the most. She was giving me the taste of hope and the ability to gain strength. All I had to do was to take it and promise to have it every day.

Now with my story I tell you that I struggle in chronic pain every day and have so for 13years now-  I swallow 20-30+ tablets each of these days – as well as countless other drugs that don’t work and then in turn make you more sick. I have done radiation therapy and have experienced those harmful affects on your body.  I didn’t receive the results I needed for it to be beneficial and if I agree to do further radiation/Cyberknife treatment there is more than 50% chance that my daily pain will be even worse than it is now. Also giving me no intent to ever get me off all the perception drugs.

My spinal AVM located on the base of my brain, in C1 C2 C3 down my spine, through my spinal cord and wrapped around main arteries. Is inoperable. Super dangerous and very much alive.

The medication I take daily is not treating me, it is simply making it possible to turn the power on, get me up and move so I can live a life. In turn these harmful drugs can totally destroy your insides and with 13years and counting.. I am sure in another 20years I will be dealing with some serious problems.  When you lookup all the ‘must read-symptoms to be aware of in emergency- seek doctor or go to hospital ‘ inside the packages of all the prescription drugs. I can tell you I had them all! What are you going to do go to the doctors or to the hospital everyday, umm no. I was left with seriously bad gut health, causing me to feel all of the below symptoms every day- nausea, vomiting, constipation, dry mouth, diarrhoea, uncomfortable feeling in stomach, stomach bloating, belching after eating, indigestion, headaches, migraines, weakness or dizziness, high blood pressure, sleepiness, confusion, hallucinations, depression, anxiety, loss of appetite, trouble sleeping, loss of memory, pins and needles, sweating, unusual tiredness or weakness, skin sensitivity redness and blemishes.

I was filled with so much bad bacteria no matter the amount of healthy eating or physical activity – I was always going to be at a loss. I had no solution- no prevention- no cure- no energy – and no physical or mental peace.

Until over a year ago!

In perfect timing when I had all the motivation in the world to get myself back on my feet and live for my health.

This is what my amazing friend gave me: JUICE PLUS+ THE POWER OF WHOLE FOODS! I don’t call this just a supplement. Juice Plus+ is my health insurance.

In all these 13years of suffering, JUICE PLUS+ gave me all of this in just 1 year: 1.Support! 2.Relief! 3.Gives Me So Much Needed Energy Daily! 4.Clear Focused Mindset! 5.Majorly Reduced All My Gut Problems to like a 90% Improvement! 6.My Skin and Eyes Became So Much Clearer! 7.Majorly Calmed My Moods and Balanced My Hormones and Stress Levels! 8.Helped Improved My Sleep! 9.Boost My Immune System! (I haven’t been sick and needed any antibiotics for almost 2years being on JP+) considering being in hospital 4 times since starting JP+ and being around a household of sick people and friends and still not been sick once is amazing especially when I should have the lowest immune system. 10.Relieved at lot of Inflammation in my body, especially my legs! 11.Helped Restore & Repair My Muscles and Body After My Daily Rehab Training Sessions! 12.Help Control My Weight and Keep Me in a Healthy Balance! 13.Gave my Body the Strength to Cope with Chemical Infusions, MRI’s and Angiograms with Dye Added to your Bloodstream.

When you suffer from chronic pain, I can honestly tell you that I struggle every morning just getting up to take my tablets. Let alone getting up and cooking healthy meals and going to the shops to get the groceries. Plus when you have so many prescription drugs a day and suffer with daily headaches and migraines, you feel so sick you don’t want to eat cause everything makes you want to throw up. Having JUICE PLUS+ every day supports my stomach when I pair it up with all my daily prescription tablets, whether I am having a good day or a bad day with my pain levels always being spontaneous it makes a major difference in my well-being and fills the gap. Plus being on JUICE PLUS+ makes me crave healthy foods- I love to eat my fruits and veggies plus I drink a lot more pure clean water and avoid sugar, which is super important when you suffer from migraines.

I have opened my eyes to the importance of what we eat and how it impacts on our bodies. In the last 2years I have gained a true passion for the meaning- wholefoods.

You truly are what you eat! Juice Plus+ is my secret, my magic beans for life.