Carrie Link

WOWED BY WOO-WOO

I've spent the day at the hospital with my 77-year-old mother (note our "power years" line up). She had laproscopic gallbladder surgery this morning. We're going home very shortly. She is way ahead of the recovery for this surgery, especially for someone her age. She'd tell you it's because of Healing Touch. I would tell you that too. I saw it. I'm a believer.

When she spoke to the surgeon this morning during pre-op, she said, "Now my Healing Touch Therapist is going to come. I hope you don't have a problem with that!" He said, "You know? I used to think that was just a load of huey, but I had this weird thing with my leg and I'll be damned, one of those therapists did her magic on it and it felt great!"

"And that's another thing," my mother cautioned, "no profanity in the OR. I don't need that negativity entering my body while you have me open there on the table!"

"OK!" he answered. "I used to be a sailor, but I'll check it at the door!"

This is not the woman that raised me. That woman thought doctors were gods and were not to be questioned, let alone bossed around.

Guess you can teach an old dog new tricks.

Turns out her Episcopal priest, a woman, is a healing touch therapist. My mom has been to some of the training to become one too. She thinks it's something I should look into. I'm all over it.

This is not some "New Agey" thing. This is ANCIENT. We born with the Bible in our hands folk know all about the "laying on of hands."

The woman that came to the hospital, about four hours after surgery, stayed for an hour. She whispered blessings, rubbed lavender oil into her palms, and moved them both above and on my mom's body in a very "I know just what I'm doing" way. My mom fell into a sound sleep.

Before and after the treatment, she held a silver necklace with a heart pendant dangling from it. It swung like crazy over certain areas of her body, and held still over others. Where there was extra energy, extra swinging, extra attention she paid.

I don't know what I was expecting this woman to look like, but she wasn't it. This woman had salt and pepper hair cut short, no make-up, sensible shoes, a wedding ring that said to me, "I've celebrated at least 40 years of marriage," and she told me she was an RN. Fascinating.

If I had more time to spend here, I'd start my research now, but darned if we aren't checking out!

*Photo from www.kihiwhealing.com